why is Flight Gear so slow?

[Danilo Piazzalunga]

Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
>> I'm talking about the frame rate in glxgears, not flightgear.
>> Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
>> 
>> Will Backman
> 
> Oops, didn't know there were several meanings for the term "frame rate".
> Just goes to show how little I know I guess !! ;o)
> Sorry for wasting BW then...

The meaning is the same (they're always frames per second), but the numbers
change dramatically between a little demo in a 200x200 window (like glxgears)
and a fullscreen, full-action 3d scene.

The purpose of glxgears it exactly that: a tiny benchmarking tool, which shows
simple and repeatable measurements.

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