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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Distros specifically designed for children
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 19:18:19 +0100
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On 28/05/2025 19:11, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2025 12:06:51 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
> 
>> I was reading some discussion on the Fedora forum for devs, about
>> removing X11.  Linux's big problem, is that developers just don't really
>> consider end users, but themselves and their vision.
> 
> Ubuntu 26.04 is supposed to be Wayland only. No more xclock!

Frankly I think that X windows is grossly oversized and inefficient and 
95% of the code in it never gets invoked.

Definitely room for a lightweight GUI base that works, but as yet no one 
seems to have got the compatibility libraries working OK.



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The greener grows the grass.
The higher up the monkey climbs
The more he shows his arse.

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