Re: Xinerama infrastructure

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Erik Harrison wrote:

>I think the poster is asking if it's primarily an experiment in
>X extensions and reimplementation, or if fd.o XServer intends to
>compete for the same ecological niche as XFree86.

'kdrive' itself is an experimental X server for development of 
new experimental technology.  It is useful also in embedded 
systems.

>For example, pretend he is an OS vendor. A legitimate question
>of an OS vendor is "I've already got XFree86, but I like
>XServer. Is this a viable replacement?"

Right now 'xserver' is 'kdrive', and the answer is no.  kdrive
itself is not intended to be a replacement for XFree86.


-- 
Mike A. Harris