Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750725AbWEPV6D (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 May 2006 17:58:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750893AbWEPV6D (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 May 2006 17:58:03 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:28308 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750725AbWEPV6B (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 May 2006 17:58:01 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?= Subject: Re: replacing X Window System ! Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 22:57:36 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20060516214148.14432.qmail@web26611.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: agrajag.inprovide.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) XEmacs/21.4.15 (Security Through Obscurity, linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:sMrj5dJ8TQ5e0n/StXULBfhkStM= Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 860 Lines: 38 linux cbon writes: > hi, > > I know it may not be the best place, sorry for that. > > X Window System is old, Still being around might suggest that it has some merit, no? > not optimized, Wrong. > slow, Wrong. > not secure (uses root much), Would you prefer to give any random user direct access to the hardware? > accesses the video hardware directly (thats the kernel's job !), Debatable. > it cannot do VNC, etc. Most programs can't do VNC. > The question is : what are your ideas to make a system > remplacing X Window System ? Pointless. -- M?ns Rullg?rd mru@inprovide.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/