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jbz
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@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

🦾 Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig // Linuxiac

「 it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code. Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way 」

https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/

#x11 #zig #xorg #opensource

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Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig

Phoenix is a new X server written from scratch in Zig, aiming to modernize X11 without relying on Xorg code.
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disorderlyf
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@disorderlyf@todon.eu replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@jbz They have a tall order. If they manage to even half succeed and don't have the, uh, baggage the other X continuation has, I'll consider it myself

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Tajuyan Tachyon
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@TajuyanTachyon@chaos.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@jbz
X has not to be modernized but erased from the face of our planet, and the creepy guy owning that pest must be sent to planet.... eeh, what???
What dou you mean by saying "No X - no Desktop"?

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jbz
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@jbz@indieweb.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@TajuyanTachyon wrong flamewar but still accurate take somehow

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