Lmst

oops #Fedora was broken there for a day or two, get the fixed mutter-48.3-2 package 🙏

I wish someone had funded the X.org Foundation to sue that asshat for stealing their logo for twitter.

#elmo #musk #XWindow #xwindow_system #stain

仕事で Linux をメイン機として 20 年近く使ってきたんだけど、ついに（？）macOS を使う羽目になりそう…。Mac は私用でこれまた 20 年近く使っていたから学習曲線（learning curve）は低いけど、Linux/KDE の種々の便利機能が macOS では再現できないことも知っている。一番イヤなのは、ハイライトでコピー、ミドルクリックでペーストという X Window の機能が macOS にないこと。これまじで便利なんだよな…。

他にも必要なソフトが apt でほぼすべて手に入るとか、デスクトップエリアを右クリックするとアプリランチャーがポップアップするようカスタマイズできるとか、とにかく Linux/KDE に慣れていると他の OS は不便すぎるのよ…。

#Linux #macOS #XWindow

Рабочий компьютер «мини» из ТВ-приставки

Продолжая тему "что можно сделать из обычной ТВ-приставки" - можно сделать, например, очень экономичный и компактный десктоп. В обычной жизни такое может быть никогда и не понадобится, но всякое в жизни бывает... Питание такого компьютера - всего 5в, его можно подключить к аккумулятору через обычную USB-автозарядку, в сочетании с 12-вольтовым монитором получится этакий "компьютер для автономщика", если конечно вы дружите с Линуксом. В общем, идея была собрать максимально недорогой и компактный десктоп, с возможностью питания от аккумулятора.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/875454/

#твприставка #рабочее_место #линукс #xwindow

テキストを選択（ハイライト）するだけで自動的にコピーされ、ミドルクリックで貼り付け（ペースト）できる X Window の機能が便利すぎる。Ctrl + C も Ctrl + V も要らない。マウスで完結する。これがあるから Linux から離れられない。

#Linux #UNIX #XWindow

In the days of Sun-3 and other early #UNIX #workstations, the #XWindow System had one window manager, the "twm" (Tom's Window Manager). The only "apps" we used, then, were XTerm, XClock, and XEyes. Some used the XCalc, but I just used the \(\texttt{dc}\) RPN calculator in XTerm, which is more convenient, and is scriptable.

I miss those simpler times, when we still held on to our #VT100, just in case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twm

Microsoft emphasised #POSIX compatibility in #Windows #NT to meet U.S. government procurement requirements. "The U.S. government is not likely to standardize on NT. Currently, X Window System is the preferred (but not required) windowing standard in the Posix world." (BYTE, 1993) #XWINDOW #X

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X Window System At 40, Lessons from Ancient File Systems, #HardenedBSD July 2024 Status Report, FreeBSD's 'root on ZFS' is appealing, I Miss BSD/Linux, Simple automated deployments using git
#FreeBSD #Linux #ZFS #BSD #XWindow
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Episódio 156 – NeXT e NeXTSTEP – Parte A

https://retropolis.com.br/2024/09/04/episodio-156-parte-a/

#Podcast #68040 #Adobe #Apple #Be #Businessland #canon #JeanLouisGasse #MO #Motorola #NeXT #NeXTCube #Nextdimension #NEXTSTEP #dio #PlacaDeVdeo #podcast #Postscript #Retrocomputao #Retrpolis #RossPerot #SistemaOperacional #SteveJobs #Workstation #XWindow

Iconography of the X Window System: The Boot Stipple
https://matttproud.com/blog/posts/x-window-system-boot-stipple.html
#XWindow #X11 #XFree86 #Wayland #UNIX

It is 40 years since #RobertWScheifler ushered in the era of the #XWindowSystem, a windowing system that continues to stick around despite many distributions looking for alternatives. #retrotech #Unix #Xorg

The #XWindow System is still hanging on at 40
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/21/x_window_system_is_40/

today the x window system is 40 years old

#linux #tech #xwindow

19 June 1984
From: rws@mit-bold (Robert W. Scheifler)
To: window@athena
Subject: window system X
Date: 19 Jun 1984 0907-EDT (Tuesday)
I've spent the last couple weeks writing a window system for the VS100. I stole a fair amount of code from W, surrounded it with an asynchronous rather than a synchronous interface, and called it X. Overall performance appears to be about twice that of W. The code seems fairly solid at this point, although there are still some deficiencies to be fixed up.
We at LCS have stopped using W, and are now actively building applications on X. Anyone else using W should seriously consider switching. This is not the ultimate window system, but I believe it is a good starting point for experimentation. Right at the moment there is a CLU (and an Argus) interface to X; a C interface is in the works. The three existing applications are a text editor (TED), an Argus 1/0 interface, and a primitive window manager. There is no documentation yet; anyone crazy enough to volunteer? I may get around to it eventually.
Anyone interested in seeing a demo can drop by NE43-531, although you may want to call 3-1945 first. Anyone who wants the code can come by with a tape. Anyone interested in hacking deficiencies, feel free to get in touch.

#myfirstdistro was #Slackware in 97ish. I was going to school for CS, and even thought I bought a C compiler for my Amiga, it was too different to use for school assignments. A classmate introduced me to the idea of trying #Linux . I picked up Slackware because it sounded neat. It took me 3-4 days to get #Xwindow working on a Compaq laptop, but I got it working, and that was the start of my long journey with Linux. Slackware teaches you a lot about how Linux works.

A CD and jewel case for Slackware. In front is a laptop, and behind, a model M keyboard, and messy wires.

Since we’re on the subject of #Gnome today, their potential stopping support for X Window in a year or so makes sense.

X is legacy and in maintenance mode, if I remember correctly, and #Wayland is meant to be its successor.

Wayland has been around for a very long time now, has modern features X lacks, is more secure, and it is very stable and well supported in Gnome. It’s time to move forward. 🙂

#xwindow #xorg

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1991, the first version of #Linux was released, and paired with #GNU and #XWindow, it made for a powerful new platform. I've been a desktop user since 1995, and it gives me all I need. We can each use whatever system we like -- power in diversity. :-)