Re: Thread-private mappings and graphics (was Re: Per-Processor Data Page)

Raul Miller (moth@magenta.com)
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:40:19 -0500


On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 10:19:56AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I'm a big fan of X - I dislike non-standard solutions, and when I play
> games (which isn't that often, admittedly), I _refuse_ to switch out
> of X. I want to see my "xbiff" at the side, and I want to be able to
> just pause the thing without having to "switch" to anything else.

Er.. actually..

Games that use voodoo tend to grab the mouse and not let go. So I wound
up running a separate X server when I ran one of those.

-- 
Raul

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