From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 17:35:09 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C71616A41F for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:35:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from igor@doom.homeunix.org) Received: from voodoo.oberon.net (voodoo.oberon.net [212.118.165.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F18D843D46 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:35:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from igor@doom.homeunix.org) Received: from dialup84114-209.ip.peterstar.net ([84.204.114.209] helo=doom.homeunix.org) by voodoo.oberon.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.52 (FreeBSD)) id 1E7GCN-000MCY-6D for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:35:04 +0200 Received: from doom.homeunix.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by doom.homeunix.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j7MHYZQk000678; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:34:35 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from igor@doom.homeunix.org) Received: (from igor@localhost) by doom.homeunix.org (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j7LIwP40000749; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:58:25 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from igor) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:58:25 +0400 From: Igor Pokrovsky To: kamalp@acm.org Message-ID: <20050821185825.GA702@doom.homeunix.org> Mail-Followup-To: kamalp@acm.org, Mike Adewole , hselasky@c2i.net, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <20050821083920.4674.qmail@web52713.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050821083920.4674.qmail@web52713.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, hselasky@c2i.net Subject: Re: Project BSDVISION Wants To Develop Native *BSD Console Desktop X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:35:09 -0000 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.