From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 25 13:29:38 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E535F547; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:29:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qe0-x236.google.com (mail-qe0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c02::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 94E2026D8; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:29:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qe0-f54.google.com with SMTP id 1so2343158qec.13 for ; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:29:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=EpGrECXMpX1JKondPTgzxR7gDoGGvPyIZSibA7VOPoc=; b=AVbUM0YVG3YRJepCwsNGEJsfQ0NjFt7x1PZxMgmkiQPKdhg57X1lSKDU75lBqFd1FA SEoAxF/OmKTiVNmPhEiGh6pOcg+7ng3/pComX+ZViTDCj/2lWSE9x1jMli0O76ngp27E VZULmt4ip2W9N6yqKG7yTZP5Y9PxB0scoKX/6RCQtetaqUpae4Jvffron9IJTIxDagjB 3fV+33UDhXpGx5ZDWnNp/6V62MJstze0E+rF1mpSeVfw6ippZIwGq12qWIIbE20x8PSm x7Dmk8Gjq5utorhyhFSAgwzL9ngnQRs8RHFZ/52BYMGg4pBWPW62KyyycHEujRybVBrY kiNg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.12.14 with SMTP id u14mr10742722qeb.74.1382707777775; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:29:37 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.207.66 with HTTP; Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:29:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20131025160410.b0571b32440703bd9a18ead9@freebsd.org> References: <20131025151847.2a1b83de93335040797ceaf1@ddteam.net> <20131025160410.b0571b32440703bd9a18ead9@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:29:37 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 6KJTNYe5gP3H4JJFkCUmEycFh6o Message-ID: Subject: Re: newcons comming From: Adrian Chadd To: Aleksandr Rybalko Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: freebsd-current X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:29:39 -0000 Erm, I don't think this is really ready for -HEAD yet? -adrian On 25 October 2013 06:04, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:18:47 +0300 > Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > > > Hello fellow hackers! > > > > I finally reach the point when I can work with newcons instead of > > syscons on my laptop. Yes, I know it still buggy and have a lot of > > style(9) problems. But we really have to get it into HEAD and 10.0 to > > enable shiny new Xorg features, drivers, etc. > > > > So I ask everyone to look "hard" into that[1] and tell me your opinion. > > I expect a lot of opinions, since it have to affect almost all good > > guys, as result I have to ask to split "bug reports" into two parts: > > 1. Should be done before merge to 10.0; > > 2. Can be done later. > > > > If it possible, please do it(review - report) ASAP. > > I have plan to done it that way: > > 1. Merge newcons to head (in a few days); > > 2. Fix a lot of reported bugs (2 hrs :-D ); > > 3. Persuade re@ about we need it in 10.0 (one week, maybe two); > > 4. Merge to 10.0; > > 5. One year AFK somewhere on Bahamas;^W^W^W^W^W^W^W > > 5. Add mouse cut-paste support; > > 6. Fix new bugs; > > 7. Some drinks. > > > > What do we will have with newcons: > > * (Think it is main) Allow us to switch to fresh Xorg, which require > > KMS. > > * Graphic devices which can provide framebuffer access can be easily > > used as virtual terminals (someone may have pixel-LCD on front of PC > > tower, may found it useful :-D ) > > * See [2]. > > > > TODO: > > * Lack of key mapping files, everyone can help with that using > > instructions on [3]; > > * A bit slow (mostly scrolling affected). > > * Other bugs :) > > * See [2]. > > > > Thanks! > > > > [1] - http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/user/ed/newcons/ > > [2] - > > > http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2013-07-2013-09.html#Continuation-of-the-Newcons-Project > > [3] - > > > http://raybsd.blogspot.com/2013/10/newcons-international-keyboard-input.html > > > > Hope you will love newcons! > > And maybe me too :) > > > > WBW > > -- > > Aleksandr Rybalko > > Forget to give a patch to HEAD, here it is: > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~ray/newcons/newcons_to_head_r257107_2013-10-25_1542.diff.gz > > Thanks to all! > > WBW > -- > Aleksandr Rybalko > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >