Re: [ProgSoc] alternative to X

[vik <viK@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

> I've heard something about an alternative to X, which doesn't muck around 
> with the whole 'work over a network' thing, and hence can be much less 
> resource intensive.

There was one discussed a little while ago on slashdot called directFB 
<http://www.directfb.org> - looks kinda nice, might try it on soon - 
they are also developing an X server that runs on top of it so's u can 
still run all ur legacy apps (gtk is supported or well on the way to being)

> My Celeron 366 running X, is being thrashed by the Pentium 166 across the 
> room running Win95.

u could also try one of the commercial X servers if u got money; they 
may well be faster. Also ur window manager/desktop environment may be 
slowing it down a lot.

chow

vik

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