Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 18:00:22 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Randi Harper <sektie@freebsdgirl.com>, Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlist2@HotPOP.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ugly Huge BSD Monster Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20030902175916.028eb230@localhost> In-Reply-To: <EF8A605A-DD06-11D7-BDAD-000393D46EC6@freebsdgirl.com> References: <20030902051334.6de9da27.kitbsdlist2@HotPOP.com>
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At 11:33 PM 9/1/2003, Randi Harper wrote: >Ugh. Have you SEEN the X11 spec? If you have to write a window manager, I've heard it's a bloody nightmare. Read the Unix Haters Handbook. The PDF is online somewhere. They have a nice section explaining some of it. For me, it's a matter of: I hate it, I know it's ass, but I have as of yet to see a decent alternative that supports my video card, so I don't complain too loudly when I use it. The best thing about XFree86, IMHO, is that it would be an excellent source of hardware driver code for a GOOD system. --Brett
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