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Re:The Linux graphics stack in a nutshell, part 2 by flohofwoe on Friday December 29, 2023 @06:12AM (#38803801)
Regarding sixels: a bad standard is still better than no standard at all, a better terminal protocol for a pixel framebuffer, controllable via ASCII sequences would indeed be a good thing.

> it's smart enough to run a more reasonable protocol than sixel. like, it can run tcp/ip and x11.

...at the cost of an incredibly bloated software stack. Sixels just need the equivalent of a VGA framebuffer and would also work on Linux installations that don't boot into a windowing system.

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Re:The Linux graphics stack in a nutshell, part 2 by kragen on Friday December 29, 2023 @06:38AM (#38803937)
no, ascii sequences are the wrong tool for blitting pixels into your framebuffer

there is no point in looking for a 'better standard' for pounding nails with mashed potatoes

i've definitely run tcp/ip on a lot of things that don't boot into a windowing system or even have framebuffers at all

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