Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low

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Subject	Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low
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On Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:31:13 +0000, Spiros Bousbouras wrote:

> [Crossposting to  comp.os.linux.misc . ]
> 
> On Wed, 4 Jan 2023 22:48:48 +0000
> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> Computer Nerd Kev quoted:
>> 
>> > "It shouldn't be news to you that most of the corporate-backed
>> >   developers working on the Linux desktop are no longer investing in
>> >   new feature work around the X.Org Server and have shifted their
>> >   efforts to a Wayland-focused environment moving forward."
[snip]
>> what do people actually want X11 for now?
> 
> I watch movies , look at images , surf the internet , read PDF and postscript
> files , type text (like this one) and run terminal emulators. I use the great
> and minimal  ratpoison  window manager. I don't use a desktop environment as
> such. I play the occasional game too but I haven't done that in a long time.
> The X server works fine and I'm of the opinion "if it works , don't fix it"
> especially for something as complicated as this. I also know the X
> programming interface. I assume there is something analogous for Wayland and
> it may be great for all I know but I don't have unlimited time and the X
> server interface already does what I want.

What do I want X11 for? For remote display. I want to be able to run a
program on the server and have it display on my desktop. Wayland isn't
client-server so it's a non-starter that I don't consider viable for me.
And, no, I don't want to run a whole desktop on the server and vnc to that.

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Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-01-05 18:31 +0000
  Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2023-01-05 19:29 +0000
    Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-01-05 20:25 +0000
  Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-01-06 08:50 +1000
  Re: [LINK] X11 Server Development Pace Hits A Two Decade Low Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2023-01-06 15:30 +0000

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