Subject: Re: XFree's sunffb
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 10/17/2005 20:40:07
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Hello,

>    > If so - should we preserve the old driver somehow so people who
>    > want it can still have 8bit?
>   =20
>    No need for that, IMHO - but talk with devel@xfree.org about the
>    change (and before import).
>=20
>=20
> does this not mean that 8-bit only apps don't work now?  or
> just that 8-bit only operation is no longer available?

No. Apps that require an 8bit visual work now but probably won't with
this change. On the other hand - I'm not aware of many apps that really
need 8bit and can't cope with a TrueColor visual these days and these
won't work on any PCish graphics board in TrueColor mode either.

have fun
Michael

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