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Subject: Re: Xgl/Xegl future?
From: Nicola Squartini <tensor5 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2005-08-22 12:32:13
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On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 12:36 +0200, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> On Aug 19, 05 11:55:25 +0200, Christian Parpart wrote:
> > well, within X11, as an end-user, I'd like to know what exactly the future of
> > Xgl/Xegl is?
> >
> > After having read the "Stopping work on EGL and Xgl" by Jon Smirl on exactly
> > my birthday's day, I must say I am really confused.
>
> David is still busy working on Xgl. Jon was mostly contributing a large
> part to Xegl, the stand-alone version of Xgl.
>
> I'm sad he left, but development will continue. There are still so many
> rough edges and unfinished buisness in Xgl itself, that work naturally
> concentrates on this stuff.
>
> > However, are there others that are contributing to it? Is there even *any*
> > future of getting OpenGL-backed X11 some day?
>
> I assume so :)
> I wouldn't work on it otherwise.
>
> There is one more thing going on that *really* makes me nervous:
> M$ trying to push out OpenGL from Windows:
>
> http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/cgi_directory/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000001
>
That makes even more important to have a big project, like Xgl, based on
OpenGL. This way video card vendors will understand that maintaining
OpenGL on their cards is useful to Linux not just to run 3D
screensavers.
> CU
>
> Matthias
>
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On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 12:36 +0200, Matthias Hopf wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Aug 19, 05 11:55:25 +0200, Christian Parpart wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> well, within X11, as an end-user, I'd like to know what \
exactly the future of </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> Xgl/Xegl is?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> After having read the "Stopping work on EGL and \
Xgl" by Jon Smirl on exactly </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> my birthday's \
day, I must say I am really confused.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">David is still busy working on Xgl. Jon was mostly contributing \
a large</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">part to Xegl, the stand-alone version of \
Xgl.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I'm sad he left, but development will continue. There are still \
so many</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">rough edges and unfinished buisness in Xgl \
itself, that work naturally</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">concentrates on this \
stuff.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> However, are there others that are contributing to it? Is \
there even *any* </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">> future of getting OpenGL-backed \
X11 some day?</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I assume so :)</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I wouldn't work on it otherwise.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">There is one more thing going on that *really* makes me \
nervous:</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">M$ trying to push out OpenGL from \
Windows:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A \
HREF="http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/cgi_directory/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_top \
ic;f=12;t=000001">http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/cgi_directory/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000001</A></FONT>
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That makes even more important to have a big project, like Xgl, based on OpenGL. This \
way video card vendors will understand that maintaining OpenGL on their cards is \
useful to Linux not just to run 3D screensavers. <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">CU</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Matthias</FONT>
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