On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Jim Thompson wrote: >However, the protocol, the thing that defines X11, unfortunately, is >broken for many interesting imaging applications. This was really >in response to Wayne's cheerleading on X.org's recent moves. If X is >to survive, I'm afraid we'll need X12 (a protocol rev) built around >new graphics primitives.
I think Wayne's point is that X.org is providing a 'good enough' solution for the majority of its users. And it is improving at an acceptable rate. When I say majority, I'm talking about those who are just looking for a good web browser, mail user agent and word processor. Most of these people don't need a wiz-bang render engine. For the things that X is good at, it's doing a fine job. There are always room for improvements, and when those improvements arrive, the group that brought it about should be praised. I think, ultimately, that's what Wayne was trying to do. And isn't that the FOSS way? --jc -- Jimen Ching (WH6BRR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]