That was ..umm quite interesting, Keith Packard was impressive, at the same time, it was quite light on X, perhaps they should forget that they are presenting to the audience sitting in front of them, and think about us, who watch it on the internet. Wish the next time he decides to speak, he goes in all the gory details of X innards. also do these folks make the PPT available somewhere to download. and what was that in the background on the monitors to the left of the presentation? I had a hard time ignoring that (and Bart) while listening to the presentation. Is there another occasion coming up soon, for Keith Packard to speak on? If so perhaps he could ask for suggestions (on this mailing list) on what topics we all would like him to discuss, (to make it more useful...to us that is) -JoJo <div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 8, 2008 9:52 AM, Pat Kane <<a href="mailto:pekane52@gmail.com">pekane52@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Here is an interesting Google Tech Talk <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=-oFxhqYn-g0" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=-oFxhqYn-g0</a> Google Tech Talks February, 7 2008 ABSTRACT A few years ago, development of the X Window System was revitalized by a change in management and the rise of a new generation of machines and operating systems. This talk is a tour of X, with emphasis on the things that are new and the things that are to come: advances in 2D rendering, use of 3D hardware, high-quality typography, revamped input support, client-side migration of responsibilities, and new support for the critical layers of software between the server and the toolkit. It's the seventh Year of the Linux Desktop, and the future has never looked shinier. Speaker: Keith Packard, Intel Keith Packard was employee number three at the MIT X Consortium, and has written a substantial portion of the open-source X Window System server. He currently works for Intel, and is a founding Board Member of the X.Org Foundation. Speaker: Barton C Massey, Portland State University Bart Massey is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Portland State University, and Secretary of the X.Org Foundation. His current research interests are in development and deployment of open hardware and software technologies. PEK --- _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list <a href="mailto:xorg@lists.freedesktop.org">xorg@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg" target="_blank">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg</a> </blockquote></div>