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[James S. <jsi...@in...>]

Hi folks!!!

   Just to let you know where I am for the fbdev developement. I finished 
off the latest api changes. The cursor api has been cleaned up and it uses 
fb_image struct. This makes life easier. 
   I ported over the ATI 128 driver to the latest changes. I finished the 
3Dfx driver yesterday and got the ATI mach 64 driver done this morning.
I will test it tomorrow. Then I will finsih up the NVIDIA driver. After 
that I'm going to push the code to linus. 
   I started to hack at fbcon.c but realized it is such a mess I am going 
to rewrite it from scratch. This will be after the push to linus. I plan 
to use MDA console and create a modular fbcon that I can play with at 
will. 
   The other annoucement is I have started to look for funding for this 
developement. At present I haven't found anything. I realized for the 
fbdev and console changes to be done I need to devote all my time to do 
this. To do this will require funding so I can pay my most basic bills. 
Wish me luck.