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Re: Berlin project to join SPI



> The Berlin project is an effort to create a next-generation windowing
> system. They have asked to become part of SPI. Theirs is a very ambitious
> effort and they think that they would have a better chance of success with
> us behind them. They are looking for guidance, not money, and they have
> requested that I form (and chair) an advisory board for their project
> with various Linux and free software luminaries.
> 
> Please keep this in confidence (and off other Debian and Berlin mailing
> lists) for now.
> 
> You can check out their web site at http://www.berlin-consortium.org/ .

I checked. Can't say I am impressed. I haven't noticed any general
principles formulated (clearly, at least) like the ones we could
formulate for X-Window System. From the other hand, some
implementation details, like always using 24bpp internally. This seems 
a bit naive to me. I myself (not a graphics professional) aware of
at least 3 ways to handle 24bpp graphics: plain 3 bytes per pixel,
packed 24-bit graphics, where access is not by bytes but by words, and
so-called 32bpp when high byte is not used. Which one to use depends
on the hardware. Xfree86 uses different methods for different drivers,
for instance. 

I would rather get better relations with Xfree86 team and gain access
to their alpha-level drivers :)
  
Just my very little cents.

Alex Y.

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