Re: [patch] Re: Framebuffer...Why oh Why???

Timothy Covell (timothy.covell@ashavan.org)
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:13:29 -0600

On Sunday 30 December 2001 02:34, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > However I don't see why _any_ architecture wants framebuffer contents
> > to be included in core files. It sounds risky.
> >

[snip]

When X11 locks up, I can still kill it and my box lives. When
framebuffers crash, their is no recovery save rebooting. Back in 1995
I thought that linux VTs and X11 implemenation blew Solaris out of the
water, and now we want throw away our progress? I'm still astounded
by the whole "oooh I can see a penquin while I boot-up" thing?
Granted, frame buffers have usage in embedded systems, but do they
really have to be so deeply integrated??

-- 
timothy.covell@ashavan.org.
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