Re: State of Linux graphics

From: Jim Gettys (jg_at_freedesktop.org)
Date: 08/31/05

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    To: Allen Akin <akin@pobox.com>
Date:	Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:14:50 -0400

    Well, I'm sure you'll keep us honest... ;-).
                    - Jim

    On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 12:06 -0700, Allen Akin wrote:
    > On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 01:48:11PM -0400, Jim Gettys wrote:
    > | Certainly replicating OpenGL 2.0's programmability through Render makes
    > | no sense at all to me (or most others, I believe/hope). If you want to
    > | use full use of the GPU, I'm happy to say you should be using OpenGL.
    >
    > When expressed that way, as a question of whether you're using the GPU
    > all-out, I think it's easy for everyone to agree. But we also need to
    > beware of the slippery slope where functionality gets duplicated a piece
    > at a time.
    >
    > This has already happened in several areas, so it remains a concern.
    > For me at least. :-)
    >
    > Allen

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