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Ask HN: Why has X not been updated from X11 since 1987?
Is it simply perfect and can not be any better?
I find reading this statement incredible considering how widespread X is:
"X originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984. The protocol version has been X11 since September 1987." as seen here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_server
- Piskvorrr 13y agoVersion numbers are such a mess as to be meaningless. Chrome advances in major version every few minutes, does it bring significant change? Linux was stuck at version 2.6 for a decade, while undergoing turbulent change and progress. X11 from 1987 is very different from 2013's X11, part of the name notwithstanding.
- informatimago 13y agoAnd IPv4 has been the same since September 1981. Duh!
- runjake 13y agoI hope you don't get downvoted for this comment. It illustrates the point perfectly.