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Re:On Abandoning the X Server by erik_seaberg on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @05:02PM (#24924113)
There are third-party X servers for Windows, but almost nobody has heard of them, while everyone has a browser. So we’re abusing Javascript and HTML to replace X as a remote UI protocol for desktops/laptops that barely have any installed software.
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Re:On Abandoning the X Server by sergeykish on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @07:41PM (#24925456)
X application draws on X Server, imagine server drawing on <canvas> over websocket. Each character I type would be handled by server. I can't imagine hardware requirements for HN in this model.

NeWS is a better comparison to web browser.

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