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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!ott.istar!istar.net!van.istar!west.istar!n1van.istar!van-bc!news.rmii.com!usenet From: roell@xinside.com (Thomas Roell) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,misc.consumers Subject: Re: Why not buy Matrox Millennium Date: 09 Aug 1996 08:42:11 -0600 Organization: X Inside Inc. Lines: 46 Sender: roell@xeno.xinside.com Message-ID: <87viesy5z0.fsf@xeno.xinside.com> References: <4j21ph$crr@slappy.cs.utexas.edu> <stephenkDvp30A.366@netcom.com> <4u7hv4$jcd@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> <slrn50epup.vrk.knaff@choiseul.inrialpes.fr> <4u9oeg$91j@rigel.tm.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de> <32093E50.39EB@aloha.net> <slrn50ipqh.a9.cbbrowne@dantzig.brownes.org> <32097C81.167EB0E7@star-gate.com> <3209F875.3652CCE1@pobox.com> <slrn50jupd.nc2.knaff@choiseul.inrialpes.fr> <4ucvq1$k55@solaris.cc.vt.edu> <320B2105.41C67EA6@baynetworks.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: fog.xinside.com In-reply-to: Robert Withrow's message of Fri, 09 Aug 1996 07:29:09 -0400 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:20111 comp.os.linux.development.system:29470 comp.os.linux.x:37645 comp.os.linux.hardware:47039 comp.os.linux.setup:67939 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:1008 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:4555 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:4317 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:25208 misc.consumers:94003 In article <320B2105.41C67EA6@baynetworks.com> Robert Withrow <bwithrow@baynetworks.com> writes: > YMMV. The Xinside (1.3 update 4) server has several bugs that the Xfree > server doesn't. And I've gotten zero response from Xinside about these > bugs after several mails and calls. At least with the Xfree server I > have a chance of getting the bugs fixed. With the Xinside server I > am at the mercy of Xinside, and they don't seem to be too worked up > about fixing the problems. Hehe ... Usually the bugs are fixed in either the next version or in an update. Haven't seen your latest bugreports however ... > 1) The server prevents Netscape from running Applets. That's news to me. I would guess this is more a Netscape problem, like the one where Netscape works not correctly with 16bpp. Because Accelerated-X offers more resolutions and colordepths than any other X-Server, your chance of running into those bugs is higher ... > 2) Authentication problems with some applications (Xlockmore, > XMCD). We are using the standard authentication. Because of export regulations the XDM authentication (which requires DES) cannot be shipped commercially. However I have never seen a problem because of this. Xlockmore and so on look more like the usual 'running it remote with trying an excluse grab' problem. > 3) Switching to a VT and back to windows leaves some windows > undrawn. Yes, I have to admit that bug. A 'xrefresh' can cure this. > 4) Server occationaly crashes (althogh this hasn't happend > when I was using it. It seems to happen at night....at > random times not related to cron scripts). This can happen if you are running low on memory. - Thomas -- Denver Office THOMAS ROELL /\ Das Reh springt hoch, +1(303)298-7478 X INSIDE INC / \/\ das Reh springt weit, 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710 / \ \/\ was soll es tun, Denver, CO 80202 roell@xinside.com / Oelch! \ \ es hat ja Zeit.