[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[chrisq]

On 4/20/24 01:37, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2024 01:05:41 +0100, chrisq wrote:
> 
>> Absolutely, Solaris, Linux, Freebsd and even cygwin + X + xfce4, all
>> depend on X11 at core. VMS as well, though not sure of current status.
> 
> DEC was a key contributor in the development of X11. But that was then.
> 
>> As with systemd, Wayland looks like yet another attempt at power
>> grab ...
> 
> I wonder who you think is “grabbing” this “power”. Both systemd and
> Wayland are open-source projects, created by people who see a problem and
> are trying to fix it. Those in the community who see value in these
> efforts adopt their solutions, others don’t. There is no Monopolistic™
> BigCorp® forcing any of these things down our throats. If you don’t want
> to use them, don’t use them.


systemd originally came from redhat. I rest my case.

A suffocating carbunkle on  what was an elegant os that really didn't 
need it...