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On 2015-10-12, Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 10/10/2015 6:48 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2015-10-10, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>> On 10/10/15, 1:51 PM, in article mvbto2$ouq$1@news.albasani.net, "Nobody"
>>> <nobody@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> So it isn't included in the installation, but a fully functional version
>>>>>> is available for download.  Makes sense since most Mac users wouldn't
>>>>>> want or need X11 for any reason.
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter Köhlmann: "You can basically forget nearly all GUI software needing
>>>>> X"
>>>>
>>>> You're completely overlooking X11 for Mac is now in the hands of a third
>>>> party, and has no guarantee of working with current versions of Mac OS
>>>> X.  To say nothing of what will be broken by mercurial Apple with future
>>>> updates...
>>>
>>> <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201341>
>>>      -----
>>>      Apple is a contributor to the XQuartz project and has worked to
>>>      ensure that X11 works as expected in OS X with the latest available
>>>      versions of XQuartz.
>>>      -----
>>
>> Oops. ; )  The fact is  X11 apps work in OS X, and have for a long, long
>> time now. Peter is wrong, as usual.
>
> http://blog.appsocial.ly/post/98167598243/xquartz-windows-lost-off-screen-in-osx-especially

You found a bug. That has little relevance to Peter Köhlmann's claim
that: "You can basically forget nearly all GUI software needing X"

> That's just a small sample.  You can Google for yourself if you're 
> hungry for more...

You can find all sorts of X11 bugs that have nothing to do with OS X,
too.

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