[Xorg] DRI merging

[Alan Cox]

On Sul, 2004-06-13 at 22:58, Mike Mestnik wrote:
> The DRM is a kernel driver that allowes the user-apps to use a 3D cards
> API.  Fbdev is smaller then the DRM and will be asimulated and it's
> functions emulated or replaced.

On Linux and FreeBSD only, and there isnt yet a consensus on the 
Fbdev+DRI+text console+security+hotplug pile other than that it needs to
be resolved.

Hopefully the kernel summit in July will provide some more definitive
answers on plans and once Linus has agreed to something (or destroyed
all the ideas one by one 8)) it becomes easier to plan.

In the shorter term however the sooner the current DRI is in the current
X server the better. The kernel expects recent DRI, many users require
it (eg for all modern laptops) with Linux and FreeBSD.

Alan