Re: [announce 0/7] fbsplash - The Framebuffer Splash
From: James Simmons <hidden>
Date: 2005-03-09 20:49:52
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On Mer, 2005-03-09 at 09:34, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:quoted
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Jon Smirl wrote:quoted
Another idea would be to build a console is user space. Think of it as a full screen xterm. A user space console has access to full hardware acceleration using the DRM interface.Yep. And that's what Alan Cox wanted to do. Console in userspace, eye candy (using Porter-Duff blending) as much as you want, full UTF-8 support, ...Jon is the origin of those ideas not me, I'm merely supporting them providing there is still a basic kernel side console.
Thank you. We need some kind of basic console in the kernel. I'm not the biggest fan of eye candy. So moving the console to userspace for eye candy is a dumb idea. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click