On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 22:22 -0600, Pat Kane wrote: > Here is an interesting Google Tech Talk > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=-oFxhqYn-g0 > > Google Tech Talks > February, 7 2008 > > ABSTRACT > > A few years ago, development of the X Window System was > revitalized by a change in management and the rise of a > new generation of machines and operating systems. This > talk is a tour of X, with emphasis on the things that are > new and the things that are to come: advances in 2D > rendering, use of 3D hardware, high-quality typography, > revamped input support, client-side migration of > responsibilities, and new support for the critical layers > of software between the server and the toolkit. It's the > seventh Year of the Linux Desktop, and the future has > never looked shinier. > > Speaker: Keith Packard, Intel > Keith Packard was employee number three at the MIT X > Consortium, and has written a substantial portion of the > open-source X Window System server. He currently works > for Intel, and is a founding Board Member of the X.Org > Foundation. > > Speaker: Barton C Massey, Portland State University > Bart Massey is an Associate Professor of Computer Science > at Portland State University, and Secretary of the X.Org > Foundation. His current research interests are in > development and deployment of open hardware and software > technologies. > > PEK
Thanks for posting that. Great talk. Jeremy
