From 79a1e6078311c486abcd80a5aafded0f603665a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mattias Andrée Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 07:45:05 +0200 Subject: add readme MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée --- README | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de702e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +msd [pronounced /m.s.d/] (or µsd [pronounced /micro.s.d/]) +stand for “micro-display server”. It is a toy project of a +display server with an architecture resembling that of a +microkernel. + +The reason for having a display server architectured as a +microkernel is so that components of the display server +can be replaced online. That is, when you install a newer +version of the display server you can start running the +new version without having to restart the display server. +Moreover, it allows you to replace components with your +own versions or add new components, with exception of +parts that need the setuid flag set. + +Is this vaporware? Probably I often bored with graphical +projects. Graphics sucks. + -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2