Re: killing X11

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:

Marco Moock wrote:

Ben Collver quoted tedu:

X11 is supposed to be dead, but people keep using it because
apparently it still works. I have a plan to fix this so everyone does
what I want.

People still use it because Wayland lacks certain functionality like
network transparency (you can run X11 apps on another networked
machine). Certain desktop environments/windows mangers don't support
Wayland.

>
Sure, most of us have used XDMCP, SSH tunnelling to start full X11
sessions, or the DISPLAY environment to run xeyes on a colleague's
workstation, I never tried LBX.
>

The Wayland people seems to ignore that, so X11 users will stay.

Does anyone genuinely use X11 remotely?

Yes, daily, for single applications. Usually over my house ethernet but
sometimes over the Internet (although it perhaps should be noted, within
a single ISP).

If I need a full desktop session I usually use remote desktop (or turn
my chair round to the other side of the office l-) I gather that can
also work with Wayland but I’ve not yet needed to try it.

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