Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 21:42:06 +0100 (MET) From: sos@FreeBSD.org To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: hasty@rah.star-gate.com, sos@FreeBSD.org, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, jdli@linux.csie.nctu.edu.tw, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: X rated applications Message-ID: <199512292042.VAA21217@ra.dkuug.dk> In-Reply-To: <5248.820269898@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Dec 29, 95 12:44:58 pm
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In reply to Jordan K. Hubbard who wrote:
>
> > If memory does not failed me , the why people don't write apps
> > subject was first mentioned by Soren and he proposed yet another
> > graphic API. Thats when I started jumping in . Furthermore, it is my
> > believe, Jordan, that you want to or wanted to de-emphasize X apps
> > due to:
>
> I do not want to de-emphasise X apps. If you want to write a word
> processor, a 3D drawing system or a virtual reality visor that uses X
> then by all means - go for it! I'd love to see more of those sorts of
> applications available for FreeBSD.
>
> My position is summarized very easily: I don't believe that X is ready
> to be used in `critical path' roles, like installation. That is the
> entire sum of my position and one that I've stated here MANY TIMES.
>
> Whether or not you choose to read more into it than that is really
> something which I've no control over.
My words exactly..
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So much code to hack -- so little time.
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