[Cooker] Don't you trust XFree86? :)

2001-03-13 Thread Mattias Dahlberg 

Hi!

With XFree86 4.x you don't need an external font server. Why are Mandrake
still using xfs? Instead of FontPath "unix/:-1" in XF86Config you can add the
font paths directly. Much simpler, more user-friendly and future proof.

If this already is being worked on, or planned for, please ignore this
question. :)

Mattias

RE: [Cooker] Don't you trust XFree86? :)

2001-03-13 Thread Andrej Borsenkow 



 With XFree86 4.x you don't need an external font server. Why are Mandrake
 still using xfs? Instead of FontPath "unix/:-1" in XF86Config you
 can add the
 font paths directly. Much simpler, more user-friendly and future proof.


IMHO it should depend on selected "usage profile". For home computers having
font server is probably an overkill. For business, LAN installation, I do want
font server to be sure all X-workstations clients get consistent fonts.

-andrej

Re: [Cooker] Don't you trust XFree86? :)

2001-03-13 Thread John Cavan 

Andrej Borsenkow wrote:
 
 
  With XFree86 4.x you don't need an external font server. Why are Mandrake
  still using xfs? Instead of FontPath "unix/:-1" in XF86Config you
  can add the
  font paths directly. Much simpler, more user-friendly and future proof.
 
 
 IMHO it should depend on selected "usage profile". For home computers having
 font server is probably an overkill. For business, LAN installation, I do want
 font server to be sure all X-workstations clients get consistent fonts.

I've found that XFS has a real problem with large quantities of fonts,
solved by dropping XFS and going with the usual fontpath in the config.

John

Overkill? Yeah!! Re: [Cooker] Don't you trust XFree86? :)

2001-03-13 Thread Prana 

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Of course, Mandrake is overkill when it comes for house install. The thing 
is, it opens port 6000 (which can be turned off from /etc/X11/gdm and 
/etc/inittab by adding "-nolisten tcp") That way it will close most of the 
port like port 1024 kdm, gdm port, and X-Window port.

What if there's a buffer overflow in the future and home network is open?

Can we have an install option saying that "Home/Consumer Install - no need 
X-Window server to open port 6000 and X Font server" ... then "Business 
install - with X-Window server open for remote connection" (or word it 
according to your style... english isn't my 1st language...

Prana

On Tuesday 13 March 2001 14:40, you wrote:
 H ! I always seem to get 'Could not init font path unix/:-1, removing

 from list' ! I prefer xfstt, it renders fonts far better than X or xfs
  (and

 especially fonttastic !).

 Owen

 On Tuesday 13 March 2001 12:34 pm, you wrote:
   With XFree86 4.x you don't need an external font server. Why are
   Mandrake still using xfs? Instead of FontPath "unix/:-1" in XF86Config
   you can add the
   font paths directly. Much simpler, more user-friendly and future proof.
 
  IMHO it should depend on selected "usage profile". For home computers
  having font server is probably an overkill. For business, LAN
  installation, I do want font server to be sure all X-workstations clients
  get consistent fonts.
 
  -andrej

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