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X11 will always be around as a client running under a more modern display software. Kind of like how we're still running VT100 terminals on top a graphical UI w
by orkoden 12y ago
X11 will always be around as a client running under a more modern display software. Kind of like how we're still running VT100 terminals on top a graphical UI with mouse, sound and 3D graphics capabilities. Mac OS X has been running X11 applications like that for more than a decade now. It works just fine. http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/
- mike_ivanov 12y agoThat's true, although it doesn't mean that Mir or Wayland will necessarily stick as Mac OS window system did. It's a way too fast morphing landscape, even for a 10-year long project. Mac is a relatively stable platform based on a carefully curated ecosystem with predictable future, etc. Linux is not. BTW, I really like your X11-VT100 analogy.