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Re: Work-needing packages report for May 17, 2002



On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 10:31:18PM +0100, Matthew M wrote:
> On Saturday 18 May 2002 10:20 pm, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > Last I checked, using framebuffer meant using that hideous 80x50 mode or
> > what was it. I guess that could be adjusted, though. In addition to that,
> > switching consoles and scrolling was noticeably slower, and the screen had
> > a tendency to flicker.
> >
> > So, let's have framebuffer first fixed, and then think about replacing
> > svgalib with it? :)

Easier to replace svgalib with the SDL, or some other middle-end
library.

> Framebuffer==kernel-space. SVGALIB==user-space. So some people would probably 
> say we should be moving from framebuffer to SVGALIB :D

svgalib is effective-root-space, I wouldn't call it "userspace". SDL
is userspace. Direct use of the framebuffer would be as bad an idea as
svgalib, IMO.

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