Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Redesign of kernel graphics interface
From: Nicolas Souchu <hidden>
Date: 2004-05-06 23:19:53
On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 11:16:39AM -0700, Jon Smirl wrote:
At the X Developers Conference there was a discussion of the issues around framebuffer and DRI. Theodore Ts'o suggested that I write it up and post it for discussion. I'm going to try and list all of the issues I've heard from all sides so some of the proposed solutions are in conflict. The goal of this list is to provide direction for a topic discussion at the Ottawa Kernel Summit.
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A major topic that I missed in the original list was how to handle BSD. DRM is under the BSD license and FB is GPL. If these two code bases are merged, what are we going to do about BSD? I don't know the appropriate BSD lists to post this to so please forward as necessary.
What is exactly your question concerning licenses?
Another topic that I missed was, why did kgi fail and what can we do to avoid repeating the same path this time around.
KGI failed to be accepted by linus/linux. You surely don't want repeating this ;) Otherwise, its design is still valid, I believe. -- Nicholas Souchu - nsouch@free.fr - nsouch@FreeBSD.org ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3