funny thing :) this answers a long time question I had in mind: Will loose XFree86 it`s "networking nature" more and more, because the "ordinary computer user" cries for more graphics speed and 3d and that stuff... ? Client server model is the ESSENTIAL component inside X and I would like to see THIS model being the reference in the future. Every App should work with X - only very special ones, which have special requirements should "undermine" that. Unfortunately, not alle programmers have "eaten" the spirit of X - and if alternative graphics systems will come around, programmers may/will use them instead of X.
regards Roland ----- Original Message ----- From: "John_Cuzzola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:31 AM Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] Re: [forum] FW: XFree86 future (fwd) > > *** For those who were concerned about XFree86 and the loss > of the client/server model I sent an email to the developers forum and > received (in less than an hour) the following response: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:24:20 -0500 (EST) > From: Mark Vojkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [forum] FW: XFree86 future > > > Don't worry, we're not planning on getting rid of the client-server > model any time soon. David Wexelblat is correct in the sense that > the majority of people do not need it, but it's definitely the case > that some people find it essential. Not only that, I disagree with him. > I think direct rendered 2D has little to no benefit. > > > Mark. > > > > > From: John_Cuzzola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 3/22/2003 9:05:23 PM > > > Subject: XFree86 future > > > > > > Hello, > > > I am writing this email due to concerns raised in the following article: > > > > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29881.html > > > > > > primarily the comments of Wexelblat. Of concern is the quote: > > > > > > "I've been working in the Windows world for years now, and client-server > > > display systems are utterly irrelevant to the majority of real-world > > > computer users. X needs to be replaced by a direct-rendered model, on > > > which a backwards-compatible X server can be reasonably trivially > > > implemented" > > > > > > > > > The client-server XFree86 model is the MOST IMPORTANT feature of XFree86 > > > in our organization. The ability to easily AND seamlessly run X-apps over > > > a network is an absolute necessity in deployment of thin clients (see > > > www.ltsp.org). This feature is trivially dismissed by > > > Mr. Wexelblat and thus the reason for this email. His opening comment > > > begins with "I've been working in the Windows world for years > > > now" raises an eybrow. Let me > > > stress WE DO NOT USE WINDOWS and I take exception to those who insist on > > > following this path. In reference to the "real world" and XFree86 > > > client/server model: we have one of the largest deployments of thin > > > clients with 43 sites and a total of over 1500 computers running > > > purely linux/XFree86 (not dual boot). Please keep this in mind as you > > > continue your development of XFree86. As far as I am concerned you have > > > all done a marvelous job with it and I wish the developers all the best > > > and continued success. Thank-you > > > > > > www.sd73.bc.ca/tux > > > _____________________________________________________ > > > | John Cuzzola (B.Sc., RHCE) | | > > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 1383-9th Avenue | > > > | System Analyst/Programmer | Kamloops, BC V2C 3X7 | > > > | School District #73 | Phone: (250) 374-0679 | > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > ... In God we Trust, all others must show proper > > > identification ... > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! > Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and > the chance of winning an Apple iPod: > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and the chance of winning an Apple iPod: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
