Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:54:11 -0800 From: Timothy Beyer <beyert@cs.ucr.edu> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The future of X? Message-ID: <20031112105411.589adcca.beyert@cs.ucr.edu> In-Reply-To: <3FB27B9E.2000902@potentialtech.com> References: <20031112184850.0f752d52.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> <3FB27B9E.2000902@potentialtech.com>
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> Isn't there another project trying to put together a replacement for X? > I thought it was called "Berlin", but I can't find it anywhere on the net, > so I can't be sure. It is now called Fresco. (Berlin is one component of Fresco I believe) Looks very interesting, makes use of CORBA for communications, and uses an integrated C++ toolkit called Interviews. Too bad they changed licenses from BSD to LGPL... :( As for Keith's X Server, I don't think its a fork. I think it fits into the existing model. Also, from what I understand, Keith's work is slowly getting into XFree86. (though I'm not sure if 4.4 includes any of that work) Xouvert, as the page states, is an experimental/development "branch" (assuming Arch is everything they claim it to be) of XFree86, not a fork. I don't know if it will go very far, though. My bet is on Keith's work. --Tim On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:27:42 -0500 Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote: > Miguel Mendez wrote: > > Several places have commented on the subject already, it's currently on > > /. as well. The relevant link: > > http://freedesktop.org/~keithp/screenshots/ > > > > So, I'm wondering, what do you guys think about the dropshadow and > > transparent windows thing Mr. Packard and friends are working on? Could > > it help on the adoption of *ix on the desktop? I personally don't mind > > some eye candy now and then, so, as long as it can be turned off, it > > looks good in my book. I've read some comments saying that some people > > get a better undestanding of the desktop if the windows cast a shadow. > > On the negative side, I don't think having 3 forks is that good > > (XFree86, Xouvert and this stuff). FWIW, the screenshots sure are pretty :) > > Isn't there another project trying to put together a replacement for X? > I thought it was called "Berlin", but I can't find it anywhere on the net, > so I can't be sure. > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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