Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932372AbWE3TzV (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 May 2006 15:55:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932452AbWE3TzV (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 May 2006 15:55:21 -0400 Received: from warden-p.diginsite.com ([208.29.163.248]:17803 "HELO warden.diginsite.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932372AbWE3TzU (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 May 2006 15:55:20 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:44:48 -0700 (PDT) From: David Lang X-X-Sender: dlang@dlang.diginsite.com To: Pavel Machek cc: Jeff Garzik , Dave Airlie , "D. Hazelton" , Jon Smirl , Alan Cox , Kyle Moffett , Manu Abraham , linux cbon , Helge Hafting , Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: OpenGL-based framebuffer concepts In-Reply-To: <20060529214540.GB7537@elf.ucw.cz> Message-ID: References: <20060519224056.37429.qmail@web26611.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <200605272245.22320.dhazelton@enter.net> <9e4733910605272027o7b59ea5n5d402dabdd7167cb@mail.gmail.com> <200605280112.01639.dhazelton@enter.net> <21d7e9970605281613y3c44095bu116a84a66f5ba1d7@mail.gmail.com> <20060529102339.GA746@elf.ucw.cz> <21d7e9970605290336m1f80b08nebbd2a995be959cb@mail.gmail.com> <20060529124840.GD746@elf.ucw.cz> <447B666F.5080109@garzik.org> <20060529214540.GB7537@elf.ucw.cz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 805 Lines: 22 On Mon, 29 May 2006, Pavel Machek wrote: > Well, I agree that vesafb and vgacon need to exist and are useful for > installation/servers/etc. I was arguing that some combinations are > bad. > > Like vgacon + X + 3D acceleration. why is this bad? this lets the user of the box use as much as is needed, from plain text mode on up to accelerated modes. perfect for the user who sometimes needs a nimple, stripped down system and sometimes needs graphics (and if they need graphics it seems silly to deny them access to the accelerated features) David Lang - 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/