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It's explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44 The presenter (an X11 dev) argues that it was sort
by Expurple 1y ago
It's explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44
The presenter (an X11 dev) argues that it was sorta already the case. That, nowadays, X11 WMs are thick, do much of the work themselves, don't use most of the X server's capabilities, and it's just a weird man in the middle between applications and the WM.
I don't have the experience to confirm or deny this, though