Why X11 Is Still Relevant After 40 Years

If you've used a graphical desktop on Linux or UNIX of some kind in the last forty years, then you've used X. This video is sponsored by PCBWay. If you want to get PCBs from just $5 then check out pcbway.com today! Most likely, you've used X11 with a window manager like GNOME or KDE, but all of that work has been the job of X, probably the 11th version of it, X11. The future of X looks unclear though, as it's new (well, 16 year old brother), Wayland is chomping at its heels. In this video, we discover what brought X into this world, why Wayland seeks to replace it, and whether you should replace X11 yourself. Take yourself down memory lane and take yourself to the future in this video! Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy joining my Patreon for early access video, your name in the credits and bonus content, then check out:   / alsgeeklab   Or buy me a quick coffee on Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter:   / alsgeeklab   Facebook:   / alsgeeklab   Instagram:   / alsgeeklab   #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #infosec Credits / Resources:. Wikipedia: X11 Windowing System https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Win... Raymond, Eric S: The Art of Unix Usability http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taou... Rosenthal, David. X Window system at 40 (Blog): https://blog.dshr.org/2024/07/x-windo... Horozian, David: Why Wayland (Blog) https://blog.gistre.epita.fr/posts/da... The Register - X Window System is 40: https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/2... Scheifler, Robert W. Email debuting of X, 1984: https://www.talisman.org/x-debut.shtml Other credits: Young, Douglas A. "X Window System: C Programming and Applications with Xt." Høgsberg, Kristian. "Wayland: A New Display Server." Linux Plumbers Conference, 2010. "A Technical Introduction to the X Window System." MIT, https://web.mit.edu. "Wayland Architecture," Wayland Project, https://wayland.freedesktop.org. "The History of the X Window System," USENIX, https://www.usenix.org. Wayland FAQ: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/faq.html YouTube Credits: RetroBytes:The History of X11    • The History of X11   Oddstone Games: From Pixels To Perception: Linux's X11 vs Wayland in Great Details    • From Pixels To Perception: Linux's X11 vs ...   Linux.conf.au: "A Political History of X" - Keith Packard (LCA 2020)    • "A Political History of X" - Keith Packard...   Computer History Museum: X Windows System Design Principles, lecture by James Gettys    • X Windows System Design Principles, a lect...   Apple's Biggest Flop! Documentary - Steve Jobs The Lisa Computer 1983 TechinfoTV / Bodyfit    • Видео