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| author | mperes <mperes@web> | 2014-09-08 10:13:25 -0700 |
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| committer | xorg <iki-xorg@freedesktop.org> | 2014-09-08 10:13:25 -0700 |
| commit | ea336d2f793c82ca2a16970e4621e95eb35e8364 (patch) | |
| tree | 27332b220b629d6f53f03946c188b7a41af5d42f /Events/XDC2014/Program.mdwn | |
| parent | 1e189a7cf623c985df4db50aac4549cbd97f3a71 (diff) | |
add Jean-Sébastien's talk proposal
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diff --git a/Events/XDC2014/Program.mdwn b/Events/XDC2014/Program.mdwn index 01109746..f7fd7edd 100644 --- a/Events/XDC2014/Program.mdwn +++ b/Events/XDC2014/Program.mdwn @@ -85,3 +85,25 @@ Author: David Herrmann Author: Stephen Chandler Paul +### The status of the graphics stack on FreeBSD + +Today, FreeBSD is well behind Linux in the graphics stack area, but the +community regains interest in the topic. Users want a beautiful and +friendly desktop environment on their shiny new laptop, they want to try +this Wayland thing all their Linux buddies talk about, and above all, +they want to mine virtual currency and be rich! + +But all of this comes with a price: contributors and users hit critical +problems due to the gap with Linux. Some of them are technical, some are +human. Right now, the Linux community leads developments and we need to +learn again how the graphics stack work from top to bottom. + +After a short history of major changes, the presentation goes through +the current situation in the kernel, the packages and with our users. +It then concludes with the actions taken and planned to restore a nice +desktop experience on FreeBSD and, in the long term, be part of the +developments, side by side with not only the Linux community but other +platforms too. + +Author: Jean-Sébastien Pédron + |