Xinerama infrastructure
Mike A. Harris
mharris@www.linux.org.uk
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:36:55 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Erik Harrison wrote:
>I think the poster is asking if it's primarily an experiment in
>X extensions and reimplementation, or if fd.o XServer intends to
>compete for the same ecological niche as XFree86.
'kdrive' itself is an experimental X server for development of
new experimental technology. It is useful also in embedded
systems.
>For example, pretend he is an OS vendor. A legitimate question
>of an OS vendor is "I've already got XFree86, but I like
>XServer. Is this a viable replacement?"
Right now 'xserver' is 'kdrive', and the answer is no. kdrive
itself is not intended to be a replacement for XFree86.
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Mike A. Harris