LCA: Updates on the X Window System [LWN.net]

LCA: Updates on the X Window System

Posted Jan 23, 2007 11:22 UTC (Tue) by liljencrantz (guest, #28458)
Parent article: LCA: Updates on the X Window System

Could somebody who is involved with X.org comment on the claims made by Luc Verhaegen in his <a href="http://libv.livejournal.com/13685.html">blog</a>? Basically, he's saying that a lot of the shiny newness like modesetting in RandR 1.2 was first implemented by him, that Keith Packard told him is was impossible, and that once he proved otherwise Keith picked up his work but is failing to give credit where credit is due.

I am not involved in the X.org development in any way, so I have no way at all of knowing if his claims hold any water, but it would be interesting to know.

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LCA: Updates on the X Window System

Posted Jan 23, 2007 18:17 UTC (Tue) by i3839 (guest, #31386) [Link] (1 responses)

Looking a bit at it, I'd say it were mainly Luc's ideas at how to approach modesetting and so on, not the code itself (except a small part). And that after Keith earlier said that Luc's approach was wrong or could never work. Throw in personality clashes and you get a nice mix. Luc feels like his ideas and code are used without giving him any credits, with Keith/Intel trying to get all of it.

LCA: Updates on the X Window System

Posted Feb 12, 2007 21:56 UTC (Mon) by jospoortvliet (guest, #33164) [Link]

Well, if many of these things are his idea, it should be acknowledged. On
the other hand, if there is code in there from him, and it has his
copyright, he is acknowledged, right? I can see it's sad Keith doesn't
metion him, but what, should Keith tell the world he didn't invent this
but luc did, every time he gave a presentation? Luc could give talks too,
that is what makes Keith visible...