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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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