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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: Stopping work on EGL and Xgl
From:       Adam Jackson <ajax () nwnk ! net>
Date:       2005-08-29 19:14:21
Message-ID: 200508291514.25458.ajax () nwnk ! net
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On Monday 29 August 2005 12:19, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> Adam Jackson wrote:
> > On Monday 22 August 2005 22:30, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> >>Xorg badly needs to acquire new developers, but it takes several
> >>months before a newbie can work on big tasks such as finishing
> >>Xegl or adding EXA support to an existing driver.
> >
> > EXA support is actually a really easy way to get started.  The basic copy
> > and blit support is pretty painless.
>
> Would removing XAA support be possible at this time? 

No.

> And would it be worthwile to reduce the complexity of existing drivers?

Reducing driver complexity is good, yes; doing so by removing existing working 
acceleration code is not the right way to reduce their complexity.

- ajax

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