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   Computer Nerd Kev to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: killing X11   
   24 Jun 25 17:15:48   
   
   From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:08:51 +0200, Marco Moock wrote:   
   >   
   >> People still use it because Wayland lacks certain functionality like   
   >> network transparency (you can run X11 apps on another networked   
   >> machine).   
   >   
   > But if you lose the network connection, all those remote apps die.   
      
   Actually their windows just don't update again until the network   
   connection returns, after which it's business as usual. Same as   
   with the alternatives.   
      
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