Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:58:25 +0400 From: Igor Pokrovsky <ip@doom.homeunix.org> To: kamalp@acm.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hselasky@c2i.net Subject: Re: Project BSDVISION Wants To Develop Native *BSD Console Desktop Message-ID: <20050821185825.GA702@doom.homeunix.org> In-Reply-To: <20050821083920.4674.qmail@web52713.mail.yahoo.com> References: <BAYC1-PASMTP03339DBC6BEC658F85DA27C0B70@cez.ice> <20050821083920.4674.qmail@web52713.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 01:39:20AM -0700, Kamal R. Prasad wrote: > > It will be running on a virtual console in text or > > graphics mode like > > TurboVision used to, but we are focusing on text > > mode for now. As I just > > wrote to someone else, the main idea is to enable > > BSD programs to have a > > nice console (textual and graphical) interface with > > and without any windows > > system. So I could have a standalone program that > > Thst would be great to have and extend to a > full-fledged GUI interface as X is overkill for lots > of people. BTW -does it use drivers for graphics > accelerator cards? Heh, what are you going to accelerate in text mode? 8-) -ip -- Go where the money is.
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