> > o Linux standardizes on a graphics device driver interfaceA
> > o The driver interface, /dev/kgi, be based on the existing KGI drivers
>
> Oh look flame bait.
>
> The people who are doing the serious 3D work are using 1993 SGI technology.
> Its called Direct Render, its fast, its effective and it needs close to
> no kernel support. Oh and its as fast in an X window as full screen.
>
> Read Mark Kilgards paper on it aat SGI
>
> Alan
>
Ah yes! This comes up once every six months. We need to make a
'screen' which has, incidentally, a trivial kernel attached <grin>!
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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