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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Fedora proposing to remove X11 Gnome
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 02:48:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:51:17 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:

> When the "auto" keyword was added to C++11, it could have created a
> problem for legacy code which used 'auto' in a different context.  The
> committee checked a lot of code to see whether it would cause an issue
> and determined it wouldn't break code.  This is how responsible adults
> work.

Why not give us an example of responsible adulthood in action, by showing 
us how you would fix up X11 to prolong its life a bit further?