It Looks Like X.Org Might Be Safe For A Few More Years

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  • yoshi314
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 1300

    #11
    Originally posted by ferry View Post
    Good to know that they " tried all the obvious steps which would occur to anyone within about ten seconds' worth of thought".

    Now, after 10 years, it might be a good idea to spend a bit more thought on the matter and try the less obvious.
    you think they were twiddling their thumbs during that time?

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    • libv
      X.Org Developer
      • May 2007
      • 564

      #12
      Originally posted by FLHerne View Post
      I'd still love to know why one single member was given total control over such an asset, apparently with no attached responsibility.
      Ad-hoc allocation of tasks and resources makes sense for small projects, but for something as valuable as a single-letter domain...?
      Those were very tumultuous days, and Leon either acted shortsightedly, or he maliciously put himself in such a position of (relative) power. Sadly though, the people of X.org have not learned that much since then. Cfr. Adam Jackson hacking repositories (and then not owning up for 3d), and now being kingmade by Keith Packard into being the xserver maintainer. There are way more examples of such actions, but none as telling as this one, and they are all accidents waiting to happen.

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      • darkbasic
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2009
        • 3085

        #13
        Nobody will need an X.org domain by 2025: this will probably be last time.
        ## VGA ##
        AMD: X1950XTX, HD3870, HD5870
        Intel: GMA45, HD3000 (Core i5 2500K)

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        • Azrael5
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2012
          • 1954

          #14
          So microsoft prevails at least till 2025 good news

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          • daniels
            X.Org Developer
            • Jul 2009
            • 336

            #15
            It got renewed thanks to the diligent work of everyone who was trying to get it sorted out for the past few months, rather than any kind of miracle.

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