> The main reason is that the available drivers for the > server os-es typically lag behind the client > versions, so we had seen many issues with those older > drivers. Also, the admins normally aren't eager to > update to the newer driver versions even when they're > available. As far as I know, the Windows Server 2008 OS uses the exact same kernel as Windows Vista since Service Pack 1, which means that every Vista driver should run on both OS. Concerning the video drivers, this works for at least NVidia drivers since I'm running the latest version here and everything works fine.
> The second reason is that arguably graphics > performance isn't that important on a server machine, > stability is the main goal. For example, by default > Aero isn't even installed on Server 2008 to my > knowledge. Obviously, that's true. Still, I see no reason not to make DirectX hardware acceleration possible for those who have use for it if the OS supports it. Even if not everybody needs it, it won't hurt anyone. I don't know the exact technical details of the Java2D DirectX pipeline, but my experience is that everything that works on Vista works on Server 2008 as well. I guess everything would work by just removing that OS check block for Server 2008. [Message sent by forum member 'smf68' (smf68)] http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=283201 =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA2D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
