On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, John McCutchan wrote:
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> Is it just me, or does writing /dev/gfx from scratch while KGI 0.9 is
> accomplishing the same thing, and is (correct me if im wrong) complete.
> For a linux graphics revolution which I want very much. We can't
> afford to split the development in half.
While there is a substantial overlap between the functionality of
/dev/gfx and KGI, there are also important differences that IMHO make both
projects worth pursuing separately (hopefully also while sharing as much
code and ideas as reasonably possible):
1: KGI is explicitly cross-platform, while /dev/gfx is Linux-specific.
2: KGI abstracts display modes, while /dev/gfx more or less just
virtualizes the video hardware.
3: KGI has UDI metalanguage stuff build in, while /dev/gfx doesn't yet
seem to define any particular driver "style".
4: KGI is almost done, while /dev/gfx is still in the planning stages.
Jon
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