X Window System Basics

Re:X Window System Basics by anthk on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:20PM (#34331677)

Xenocara under OpenBSD and Hyperbola don´t run as root.

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Re:X Window System Basics by spijdar on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @04:50PM (#34332053)

True, though it does so using KMS/DRM adapted from Linux [0], which I would argue were created in the same spirit as Wayland, even if they're not strictly related.

[0] https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&;m=139245772023497&w=2

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Re:X Window System Basics by anthk on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @07:02PM (#34333239)

X extensions overriding the core because of performance predate Wayland for long years.

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