Snappy GUI response: architecture

Hi!
 
> Why is the GUI response of Windows snappier than those of 
> RedHat 8.2/Mandrake Linux 9.1?
> 
:(( Just one thing I want to point you attention to. While X will
use its card-driver model it _will_ be slow. Look at one of UNIX
principle: every{ util,thing} must do _one_ thing, but do it _good_.

X must use underlying infrastructure to output graphics, not own
drivers. Many years ago it was unimpossible to massively change
kernels to insert graph card drvs into kernels. Today we forget,
that _any_ hardware in UNIX _is_ _device_.

And last thing. Server must be layered. Applications will use
closest  interface they need, e.g. Xlib in reality must be a set
of libs, X protocol interfaces inside X server structure must be
standardized and here must be room for other protos ...

.. Actually lot of things must be redesigned to make them
modular, server - extendable.

just my .02$

/aTan