Status of xserver/debrix/modular tree?

[thomas klein]

On Saturday 12 February 2005 05:13, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
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> Running a full-GL desktop would be very sexy, but there's still too
> much popular hardware that don't support (fast enough) 3D
> acceleration. Linux distributors wouldn't take this route, at least
> not for a few years.

I don't know where a new xserver will go except full ogl output.

If "too much users" (hey, I got old cards making a pretty good job at 
ogl) got hw which can't display ogl correctly, they can use the xorg 
monolitic tree, or even a old version of xfree. If we make the choice 
not doing something because some users don't have the hw, we will 
never do it. If next Xorg release take the ogl path, it'll be in a 
while, users can buy new hw if they wish to use new xorg ogl, we have 
some pretty nice card for not so much money, displaying kmail window 
didn't require 100FPS =)

(note that osx run pretty nicely on old ibook , g3 300, with mach64 
8Mo inside)

If xorg go where it is (composite things), we must change the hw accel 
(xaa) or hack this thing to be usable. (I'm running composite with an 
nvidia, render-accel true, and it is not usable, faster than other 
cards, but not usable)(I know, it's experimental). Ogl will simply 
put the accel stuff in mesa, it is allready the case, it's a standard 
well supported by gfx manufacturer.

IMHO, ogl is a really nice path to follow. this will enable nice 
eye-candy and make the new effects (shadows / translutency) available 
for every users with a "not so old" gfx card.

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