Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-17 Thread Werner Heuser
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 car

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-17 Thread Werner Heuser
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 car

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-16 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
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 sta

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-16 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
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 sta

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-15 Thread Werner Heuser
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 hard

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-15 Thread Werner Heuser
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 hard

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-14 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 14-Sep-99 NatePuri wrote: > On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 11:02:52AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: >> I am packaging divine, should appear in the next week - I have to get libnet >> happy and packaged first. > > What is divine? > http://www.fefe.de/divine/ >> the hardware detection is much la

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-14 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On 14-Sep-99 NatePuri wrote: > On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 11:02:52AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: >> I am packaging divine, should appear in the next week - I have to get libnet >> happy and packaged first. > > What is divine? > http://www.fefe.de/divine/ >> the hardware detection is much la

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-14 Thread NatePuri
On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 11:02:52AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > I am packaging divine, should appear in the next week - I have to get libnet > happy and packaged first. What is divine? > the hardware detection is much larger than laptops and is being looked into > slowly I'm very interest

Re: the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-14 Thread NatePuri
On Tue, Sep 14, 1999 at 11:02:52AM -0700, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > I am packaging divine, should appear in the next week - I have to get libnet > happy and packaged first. What is divine? > the hardware detection is much larger than laptops and is being looked into > slowly I'm very interest

the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-14 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
Why framebuffer? pentium ops are actually minimal compared to the -O2 output from egcc, plus the code is larger does irda need an "official" debian maintainer -- I can find one. the xserver in potato works with all supported Neomagic chips, a separate neomagic server is no longer needed I am pa

the laptop proposal -- ideas, thoughts, and criticisms

1999-09-14 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
Why framebuffer? pentium ops are actually minimal compared to the -O2 output from egcc, plus the code is larger does irda need an "official" debian maintainer -- I can find one. the xserver in potato works with all supported Neomagic chips, a separate neomagic server is no longer needed I am pa