Re: Thread-private mappings and graphics (was Re: Per-Processor Data Page)

Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 22:45:08 -0300

James Simmons <jsimmons@edgeglobal.com> said:
> > I'd very much prefer to excercise my freedom on writing new applications,
> > or supporting a lot of applications in one sweep by working on a driver
> > type module than by hacking up applications individually so they work with
> > the next graphics card.

> > Comming up with a clever design for doing this cleanly is what hacking is
> > all about, IMHV.

> To you that's true but to others this is not. Note their do exist other
> graphics libraries.

Yes, and their point is to be used by _several_ applications, not just
one. And I didn't say anything of doing things exactly one way only.

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Horst von Brand                             vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
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