FAQ
Can I develop using my favorite toolkit and/or window manager ?.
Since MicroXwin is compatible with Xlib API, it will work with any toolkit or window manager.
MicroXwin's library needs to be updated each time Xlib is changed in order to maintain compatibility.
Core Xlib API and X11 protocol has not changed for a very long time. MicroXwin's library changes are made only to support new extensions which doesn't happen often.
Additional graphics software in the kernel is going to make system unstable.
This is also an issue with modern X server which has significant kernel code to support kernel mode setting and memory management (Graphics Execution Manager-GEM).
Will it run on my favorite OS ?.
MicroXwin can be easily ported to other OS besides Linux. Contact us with more information.
How can I start development with MicroXwin?.
MicroXwin API is binary compatible with X windows so all application development can be done on the desktop. To run your application with MicroXwin, you will need our version of X libraries and x11.ko kernel module. The root file system can be based on stripped down version of desktop distribution such as Ubuntu, Fedora or Debian. Another option is to use cross development tools such as Scratchbox.
Why not open source the kernel module ?.
For application developers MicroXwin presents the same API as standard X windows. Opening up the kernel module will not benefit these developers. On the other hand licensing revenues will allow us to continue development of MicroXwin for Linux/Unix systems.