From: Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@hist.no>
To: Tomas Carnecky <tom@dbservice.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel thoughts of a Linux user
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:20:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <41A46085.5050602@hist.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41A1CAD4.20101@dbservice.com>
Tomas Carnecky wrote:
> Helge Hafting wrote:
>
>>> Is it possible to have two or more 'workstations' on one computer?
>>
>>
>> Yes - thats what the "ruby" kernel patch is all about. I have a
>> computer
>> with two "workstations" at home. Compared to two computers, it
>> saves space, power, parts, and above all - administrative work.
>> Only one
>> machine to upgrade, secure, configure.
>>
>
> Thanks, that's what I've been looking for...
>
> From the documentation:
> The main problem up to this date (November 2004) is that linux kernel
> has only one behaviour regarding multiple keyboards : any key pressed
> catched on any keyboard is redirected to the one and only active
> Virtual Terminal (VT).
>
> Will this be changed/improved when the console code is moved into
> userspace, like some have proposed?
I don't know about any userspace console, but the ruby patch lets
you have several independent active VTs at the same time. So
the above mentioned problem is solved - they keyboards does
not interfere with each other.
Helge Hafting
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-24 10:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-18 17:59 Kernel thoughts of a Linux user Gerold J. Wucherpfennig
2004-11-18 18:50 ` Greg KH
2004-11-18 20:00 ` Tomas Carnecky
2004-11-18 20:46 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-18 20:52 ` Tomas Carnecky
2004-11-18 21:05 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-18 21:15 ` Chris Friesen
2004-11-18 21:17 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-18 21:29 ` Chris Friesen
2004-11-19 12:02 ` Paulo Marques
2004-11-19 12:05 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-20 2:14 ` Alan Cox
2004-11-22 8:07 ` Helge Hafting
2004-11-22 8:38 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-24 10:23 ` Helge Hafting
2004-11-22 11:17 ` Tomas Carnecky
2004-11-24 10:20 ` Helge Hafting [this message]
2004-11-24 11:31 ` Tomas Carnecky
2004-11-28 19:10 ` Helge Hafting
2004-11-19 5:04 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-11-20 10:31 Gerold J. Wucherpfennig
2004-11-21 18:29 ` Greg KH
2004-11-22 21:33 ` Gerold J. Wucherpfennig
2004-11-22 18:40 ` Greg KH
2004-11-22 18:52 ` Måns Rullgård
2004-11-22 9:54 Adam J. Richter
2004-11-22 14:54 Adam J. Richter
2004-11-22 20:21 ` Maneesh Soni
2004-11-22 15:32 Adam J. Richter
2004-12-14 18:02 Jan Engelhardt
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