Subject: Re: Xorg vs XFree86
To: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
From: Onno Ebbinge <onno.ebbinge@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/09/2006 12:00:14
Would you share your experiences? A small list of pitfalls (or
checklist) would be nice :-)

Thanks,
Onno

On 1/5/06, Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu> wrote:
> In message <20060105153546.GA2983@ispid.com.pl>, Zbigniew Baniewski write=
s:
> >Any real benefits from switching to Xorg, which is currently available
> >for 3.0? I'm using XFree86, and it's doing fine - but I haven't tested X=
org.
> >
> >Perhaps it does have f.e. more efficient X-server (faster graphics), or
> >there are any other "pros"? No, "translucent windows" alone aren't of so=
 much
> >importance to me. ;)
> >
> >Did anybody compare the both?
>
>
> It's a bit of a nuisance, since there are a number of things you have
> to tweak to use xorg.  I use it because I have to, not because I want
> to -- XFree86 doesn't work properly on my hardware.
>
>                 --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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