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cce.zizkov AT volny.cz wrote:
>
> Does it still make sense to use BL3 as a basis to build on?

No.  BL2 was designed to provide a foundation for adding
standard packages from Slackware (and elsewhere).  BL3 is
different.  It was designed to provide maximal functionality
in minimal space.  Compatibility with standard packages is 
not a priority.

BL3 is not an upgrade from BL2.  BL2 was designed for more
powerful machines (minimum: 486dx with 8mb RAM).  BL3 was 
designed for much older PCs (386/486 with 3mb/8mb RAM).

> I suppose who runs an XTerminal wants to run graphical 
> applications, and they will need all kinds of fonts. 
> Is there a way to get them from the hosting machine, too?

Yes, it is common to run a font server on the host machine
to feed fonts to the Xterminals.  However, at the moment,
I am not sure how to tell Xvesa to get fonts from a font
server (rather than the default directories).  There is
a -fp parameter to set the Xvesa font path, but I don't 
know whether it can be directed to a remote font server.

Cheers,
Steven