Re:Red Hat Expecting X.org to “Go into Hard Maintenance Mode...
by dredmorbius on Saturday June 29, 2019 @03:19AM
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X11 did that. It has clients, doing their client thing, and a server, managing the display details.
Yes, this means that unlike many C-S architectures, the server is the part nearest the user and the client (may be) further away. But each did its respective job and stuck to its knitting.
Keep in mind that when X11 was first created, and for much of its early life, through the 1990s, it was used for remotely accessing another (or multiple other) systems. The networking capability was baked-in. Nevermind that security was bolted on later, here, have a MAGIC_COOKIE....
Yes, this means that unlike many C-S architectures, the server is the part nearest the user and the client (may be) further away. But each did its respective job and stuck to its knitting.
Keep in mind that when X11 was first created, and for much of its early life, through the 1990s, it was used for remotely accessing another (or multiple other) systems. The networking capability was baked-in. Nevermind that security was bolted on later, here, have a MAGIC_COOKIE....