Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262377AbVCITMa (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:12:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262376AbVCITM2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:12:28 -0500 Received: from clock-tower.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:54410 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262301AbVCITHR (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2005 14:07:17 -0500 Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [announce 0/7] fbsplash - The Framebuffer Splash From: Alan Cox To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Michal Januszewski , Linux Kernel Development , "Antonino A. Daplas" In-Reply-To: References: <20050308015731.GA26249@spock.one.pl> <200503091301.15832.adaplas@hotpop.com> <9e473391050308220218cc26a3@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1110392212.3116.215.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:16:53 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 816 Lines: 19 On Mer, 2005-03-09 at 09:34, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Another idea would be to build a console is user space. Think of it as > > a full screen xterm. A user space console has access to full hardware > > acceleration using the DRM interface. > > Yep. And that's what Alan Cox wanted to do. Console in userspace, eye candy > (using Porter-Duff blending) as much as you want, full UTF-8 support, ... Jon is the origin of those ideas not me, I'm merely supporting them providing there is still a basic kernel side console. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/