Manolis Christodoulou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Imagine the situation whenI run a Firefox window with a java applet > inside, an OOo Writer, and a GIMP instance at the same time under > Windows XP. This is very common to people like me who prefere to use > free software. How many graphics libraries do you think are up and > running in my system then? I say 5!
Indeed. And that's what makes freedom of choice possible. >From a technical point of view, one single unified graphics library that is shared between all applications would possibly result in a more efficient use of resources. But this is exactly what Windows is (supposed to be), and I wouldn't call Windows lean on resources... On a positive side: Mozilla and OpenOffice.org are now working closely together and may some day start sharing their graphic libraries. These libraries are based on Gtk, another sharing of resources. -- Johan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
