State of X - Google Tech Talk

[Pat Kane]

Here is an interesting  Google Tech Talk

  http://youtube.com/watch?v=-oFxhqYn-g0

  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.

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