Talk:X Window System/Archive 2

Out of idle curiosity...

Will there ever be an X12? AnonMoos 21:44, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Unlikely -- X11 works quite well and the things people are missing can be or have been implemented in extensions. XCB vs. Xlib is far more interesting. FrederikHertzum (talk) 21:49, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

XCB per se is an alternate protocol (and associated interface). Xlib implements a protocol, but that's only a small part of the total amount of code. XCB/Xlib is much like Xlib (Wikipedia doesn't cover it well) Tedickey (talk) 22:05, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect. XCB isn't a protocol at all. It is a new C library which talks to an X server, just like Xlib, using the X11 protocol.FrederikHertzum (talk) 12:50, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

The XCB topic does in fact refer to its own "protocol". Keep in mind Wikipedia:TRUE, and provide a reliable source supporting your statement before emitting "Incorrect". TEDickey (talk) 13:55, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

That's simply not true. If you insist that it is, please provide a source for the claim that xcb is a protocol. The xcb website does not mention xcb having its own protocol.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.239.195.102 (talk • contribs) 13:00, January 4, 2023 (UTC)

Update as of 2013 -- no, there is not likely to ever be an X12. Instead, current users of X on the desktop will most likely be migrated over to one or more of Wayland (redhat), Mir (ubuntu), or perhaps even SurfaceFlinger (google android slash chromeOS). I just finished updating the competition-section of the article, with info on these competitors-slash-replacements; they also have their own wikipedia articles. There has always been competition to replace X11, but the current de facto standard xserver implementation is from X.org, and they are backing wayland as a replacement for X, at the moment. Backwards compatibility with X11 will be retained, but no X12. 74.192.84.101 (talk) 00:48, 4 September 2013 (UTC)