Sean 'Shaleh' Perry schrieb: > > On 15-Sep-99 Werner Heuser wrote: > > Sean 'Shaleh' Perry schrieb: > >> > >> Why framebuffer? > > - usually for every new graphic card there has to be a Linux > > X server developed. Framebuffer is kind of 'generic' graphic card > > support, at least if the card manufacturers follow > > the VESA VBE standard. > > - framebuffer devices could use the hardware better, they avoid the > > current video memory mapping 'concept' (I'm not a hardware wizard, > > please correct me, if I'm not clear here) > > > > At the same time, I would like to keep the laptop kernel the same as Debian's. > Just with the needed pieces. This would be great. My opinions in the proposal are not meant as a must, or something what have to be done from the very beginning. And of coarse it has to be discussed like now. I will try to make this more clear in the next issue. Also I try to include the discussion in this list.
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