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> BUT X IS THE UNIX WAY! << so what is the 1 thing X does, and what is it doing well? Provide an X server :-P. The Unix Philosophy not only isn't really a phi
by badsectoracula 5y ago
> BUT X IS THE UNIX WAY! << so what is the 1 thing X does, and what is it doing well?
Provide an X server :-P.
The Unix Philosophy not only isn't really a philosophy but also isn't meant to be a dogma - it is meant to be a guideline that, when it makes sense, can be bent.
For example not even the original Unix kernel followed the Unix philosophy because sometimes you need some programs to do more than one things - often in order to enable other programs focus on their "do one thing well" aspect (e.g. window managers).