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SubjectRe: replacing X Window System !
Panagiotis Issaris wrote:
> Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 14:39:37 +0200, linux cbon said:
>>
>>
>>
>>> If we have a new window system, shall all applications
>>> be rewritten ?
>>>
>>
>> No. /bin/cat and /bin/ls will survive unscathed. However, if you
>> have a graphical application, it will need reworking. That's a LOT
>> of code.
>>
>>
> Wouldn't porting GTK+ and Qt be enough for the majority
> of the graphical applications?

And maybe some compatibility layer for the other?

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Ondrej Zary
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