State of X - Google Tech Talk

[Jeremy Kolb]

On Thu, 2008-02-07 at 22:22 -0600, Pat Kane wrote:
> 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.
> 
> PEK


Thanks for posting that.  Great talk.

Jeremy