RE: GGI, EGCS/PGCC, Kernel source (amusing thread :)
Michael Schmitz (schmitzm@uclink4.berkeley.edu)
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 13:22:24 -0800
At 2:03 PM -0500 3/3/98, Jordan Mendelson wrote:
>> So we can split the $100000 question in two parts:
>>
>> 1. When will there be generic support for graphics consoles in the
>kernel
>> for non-PC architectures?
>
>As soon as EvStacks development slows down. Jason is programming fast and
>furious right now making Evstacks a moving target. The problem was that the
>complexity of supporting non-x86 architectures without EvStacks wasn't worth
>the effort since there would be a whole lot of duplication of work.
Huh ?? I thought the answer was 'since 1994: fbdev' ?? And I've repeatedly
heard thar EvStack and GGI are separate issues. You seem to suggest
otherwise.
Michael
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