On 3/11/07, David Thatcher <davidt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > X: it's big, bloated, and slow, and solves a problem that no longer needs
> > solving, as nobody uses a graphics terminal that's driven by a big
> > multiuser compute server any more.
>
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>
> For me, what you see as the 'problem that no longer needs solving' is
> one of the best things about it. I personally like the ability to
> offload processes to other machines, yet have their terminals/windows on
> my screen,
Yes, even two old machines can give good performance that way.
Some classic comments on X:
"sometimes when you fill a vacuum, it still sucks" attributed to Rob Pike
"Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI
using Roman numerals." Henry Spencer
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/henryspenc170380.html
"the only thing that ever makes me feel good about X is being stuck
using MS Windows instead."
--
Sandy Harris
Quanzhou, Fujian, China
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