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Subject: Re: The new X-Kernel !
To: jsimmons@transvirtual.com (James Simmons)
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 18:26:10 +0100 (BST)
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> at the problems GPM and X have had before. This problem gets more complex
> as more pieces of software that play around with mice and keyboards 
> emerges besides X or even while running in X. 

What is this non-X thing 8)

Seriously however most of this can be done well in userspace. The fact that
X + gpm years ago got it wrong doesn't disprove the theory. 
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