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====== Axium ====== | ====== Axium ====== | ||
Axium is a project to create an SDL based Xserver. Code is based on either tightvnc's server or Xvfb's code. | Axium is a project to create an SDL based Xserver. Code is based on either tightvnc's server or Xvfb's code. | ||
+ | Update: Wayland and Weston have made this project pointless :) | ||
====== Why? ====== | ====== Why? ====== | ||
SDL provides a way to code for a multi platform, hardware independent X server and can even be ran within an exist Xserver. | SDL provides a way to code for a multi platform, hardware independent X server and can even be ran within an exist Xserver. | ||
- | The idea is to eliminate as man visual interfaces as possible. Similar to tiling window mangers, axium aims to get out of the way of the programs running. | + | The idea is to eliminate as many visual interfaces as possible. Similar to tiling window mangers, axium aims to get out of the way of the programs running. |
Integrated into Axium is a window manager and a terminal. The terminal is the focus of axium and all aspects of axium are controllable through the terminal. | Integrated into Axium is a window manager and a terminal. The terminal is the focus of axium and all aspects of axium are controllable through the terminal. |