La isitaki segrafu I-GNU / Linux iyinkimbinkimbi, kangangoba kuba nzima ukuchaza zonke izingqimba nezinto ezibandakanyeka kuyo. Uhlelo lwe-Linux lokuqhafaza luyasebenza, kepha alulula neze. Impela usuvele uzwile ngezinye zezingxenye eyakhiwe ngazo, njengama-graphic driver, i-DRM, i-KMS, i-FBDEV, njll., Ukuthi ngaphandle kokubala i-OpenGL graphic API noma amanye ama-API, ngaphezu kwendawo yokuqhafaza esekelwa iseva, njll.
Yebo, kukhona okwaziwa ngokuthi framebuffer noma i-fbdev, abanye abashayeli ukuhlinzeka ngohlelo oluncane lwehluzo esigungwini seLinux, ngendlela ethembele kakhulu ekhadini lemidwebo esilisebenzisayo nangaphambi kokuba sibe namanye amashayeli wehluzo. Ngaphandle kokungena emininingwaneni eminingi, ukusho ukuthi lolu hlelo seluphelelwe yisikhathi ngandlela thile, kepha lungasiza kwezinye izimo. Akungabazeki ukuthi umsebenzi kule ngxenye mncane eminyakeni yamuva ngokwentuthuko.
Abathuthukisi abanikeli kulokhu futhi njengoba ngisho kukhona ezinye izindlela ezibilayo, njenge I-DRM. Lolu hlelo luhambisana nokusebenza kwe-fbdev yezinhlelo zesimanje zehluzo futhi luyakwazi ukulingisa ukusebenza kwe-fbdev ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke kukhona ukungafuneki ku-kernel ye-Linux ngalo mqondo futhi kugxilwe kwabanye abagxeki namazwi ajoyina ukuze i-fbdev yakudala isuswe ku-kernel. Omunye wabo nguTomi Valkeinen waseTexas Instruments ...
UTomi usephinde washisa le ngxoxo futhi iphinde yaphakamisa ukususa abashayeli abadala, into engeke isho ukulahleka kokusebenza ngokuba ne-DRM (ngasendleleni, hhayi ukuthi ididaniswe ne-Digital Rights Management, ngoba iyisichazamazwi seDirect Rendering Manager). Ezingeni lokuthuthukiswa kernel, ukususa i-fbdev kungaba ukususa imigqa yekhodi engaba ngu-31.000, okwenza i-kernel ikhanye. Ngokuqinisekile akuyona into encane. Bazokwenzenjani?