Re: Off-topic -- Is anyone involved in the New Rendering Model project at XFree86?

[Miles Lane]

Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> 
> Miles Lane wrote:
> 
> > A question:  What do you think will happen to FreeType when the new
> > TrueType support is rolled out in XFree86?  Isn't it true that if
> > the support in XFree86 implements all the important ideas within
> > FreeType, that it'll make sense for FreeType to disappear (no offense
> > intended).
> 
> You seem to imply that having TT support in XFree is heaven on earth
> and that there is no other place for FreeType, no alternative to X
> in particular. This sounds somewhat rediculous (no offense intended).
> 
> (yes, I'm a berlin developer :)

Cool.  

I really didn't mean to imply that nirvana is to be found in the XFree86
context alone.  :-)  I am just curious how the development community can 
best reduce redundant work.  Again, since Open Source developers are 
precious commodities, it would be great if there were one set of
libraries 
could be the focus of the folks working in this area.  Since, as you
point 
out, there will be other windowing environments that need anti-aliased 
font support, is there a good reason why the XFree86 team is looking to 
implement the new rendering model without simply reusing the FreeType
code?  
This is the case, isn't it?

Thanks again,
                Miles