Whats with X

[Kyle Faber]

On Friday 02 May 2003 3:46 pm, Rob Wultsch wrote:
> Isn't x-window-system something like 50+ megs?
>
=09Yes.

> And what I meant by implementing x in the kernel is having just the ver=
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> basic x... This would make transitions for mcse's much easier.
>
=09The very design core of the X Windowing System precludes the inclusion=
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discuss, as well as the design of the kernel.  The kernel is designed to =
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the smallest, lightest, best core of what Linux is.  The X windowing syst=
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is *very* superfluous, especially when it comes to servers and designed t=
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run on TOP of the kernel, so that an X crash does not mean a kernel crash=
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These MCSEs you discuss may be used to a graphical problem causing a kern=
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panic, but I for one would never put up with it.

=09Thrusting the GUI on MCSE's or anyone is crippling a lot of the power =
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Linux can offer them and would be a disservice.  At least that is my opin=
ion.


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