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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Distros specifically designed for children
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 12:21:14 +0100
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On 30/05/2025 11:59, Pancho wrote:
> On 5/29/25 13:47, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 29/05/2025 13:07, Borax Man wrote:
>>> I'm sticking with X11 until it is no longer viable.
>>
>> I'm sticking with it until everything I want to do runs on Wayland.
>>
> 
> I had to go with Wayland. TV/Video acceleration on Armbian (AArch64) 
> required it for Gnome.
> 
> It seems OK, apart from I still can't run an RDP server (RDP client is 
> fine). I can run an RDP server from X64 Wayland.
> 
> X windows was a cool idea, running a window remotely, but I can't 
> remember using it much. So the change made very little difference to me.
> 
I tried it once. Too damned slow for video

>> I don't *like* X11. But it now just about works OK
>>
>> It uses a lot of memory for what it is.
>>
>> Lord knows how much CPU it munches just moving windows around
>>
> 
> I think it was the NextStation circa 1990 that first dragged whole 
> windows rather than outlines, I think computers have gotten better at it 
> since then.

Well as Richard pointed out, its strictly GPU doing the munching. And 
that's what they are designed to do.

I have to say on this *86 they move as fast as they need to...
-- 
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit 
atrocities.”

― Voltaire, Questions sur les Miracles à M. Claparede, Professeur de 
Théologie à Genève, par un Proposant: Ou Extrait de Diverses Lettres de 
M. de Voltaire