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To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
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Subject: Re: vgalib for FreeBSD! 
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 01:45:51 -0700
From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
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Well, I just took a quick look at it and again I think is a mess.

I would rather cut out the XFree86 low level graphic support and
make it into a library than to mess with the so called svgalib.

However, if you guys want to go at it have it :)

     0.25 cents...
     Amancio


>>> Christoph Kukulies said:
 > > 
 > > The biggest problem with the svgalib is its lack of support for svga 
 > > cards. For instance, the last time that I checked there was no
 > > support for S3 cards . I guess a good starting point will be to
 > > port whatever is available then include  a lot of the XFree86 init
 > > and graphic routines. The effort is almost not worth it -- at least
 > > from my point and view .  I suggest doing a net search for a better packag
     e.
 > 
 > I didn't take a look at it yet but I don't regard it such useless
 > if it supports at least the standard vga modes and eventually 
 > a 256 color mode. It would be ideal to be incorporated into Jordans
 > new sysinstall stuff to allow for ('better') graphical setup
 > look and feel (a la Win95, ducking and holding hands against ears :-)
 > 
 > I dropped the original posting of Olof Johansson. Can someone give the 
 > coordinates of the package (vgalib) please once again?
 > If it's GPL'ed it's ruled out as a candidate for
 > graphical install stuff, of course.
 > 
 > > 
 > > 	My 0.2 graphical cents
 > > 	Amancio
 > > 
 > > >>> J Wunsch said:
 > >  > As Olof Johansson wrote:
 > >  > > 
 > >  > > A couple of months ago someone mentioned that he/she had ported an ol
     d 
 > >  > > vgalib from linux to FreeBSD. I'd like to know how old that version w
     as, 
 > >  > > and how much work it'd be to port the latest version. :)
 > >  > 
 > >  > I think somebody is porting it for NetBSD.
 > >  > 
 > >  > -- 
 > >  > cheers, J"org
 > >  > 
 > >  > joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
 > >  > Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
 > >  > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > 
 > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de