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This is a interesting programming path with lots curves of interest
#Retro #RetroComputing #NeXT #NeXTSpace #GNUStep #OpenStep #UI #programming #XOrg #XWindows #LLM #AI
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NeXTSpace
A wonderful project
NeXTSpace UI based on OpenStep GNUStep has been ported from Linux to BSD
NeXTSpace is modeled on NeXTSTEP a gorgeous UI on the NeXT Computing Workstation
This article has a lot of information so I would advise you to read it if you're interested
https://stevengharms.com/posts/2026-02-04-a-2025-obsession-nextstep-openstep-and-nextspace/
#Retro #RetroComputing #NeXT #NeXTSpace #GNUStep #OpenStep #UI #programming #XOrg #XWindows #LLM #AI
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Wow and flutter from Tapes long Past
I know a man who decades ago, wanted to get a GUI {graphical user interface} on an Open Source Operating System where the coders and maintainers didn't see the need.
He primarily wanted that just for himself.**The man has neither written nor compiled one line of programming code in his life
- He first learned how to do basic coding in an interpreted language then learned the basics in C** he went to a physical library first** He has read a lot of /man/ pages in the process
- He then compiled the sources for X himself and installed it
- Next he learned how to compile a WM of his choosing and installed it
- Then he compiled X userland programs of his choosing
- After that he compiled other software that needed X windows.
It took him more than a year and a half to get so far!
He not only proofed to himself that determination and planning can get you to any achievement, he learned advanced programming and computing skills in the process. He also had a great Guru (you may guess who)
His skills became so good, that he could even write a FAQ for everyone who wants to run an OS but can't configure a X interface because they can't comprehend the (excellent, technical) documentation.
#programming #mathematics #logic #coding #interpreted #language #compiler #gcc #ASM #ln #aout #link #library #technology #C #BASIC #OpenSource #XWindows #Xorg
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Okay, I’ve tried half a dozen different searches, and can’t come close to what I’m looking for…
I want to build a virtual desktop environment in a Linux *server*, which is remote at a client site. (Not on a cloud server! Not in a VM!)
This server would connect to a cloud hosted VPN, then I’d connect to the same VPN from a tablet, and access a GUI desktop over VNC, so I can fire up a web browser / terminal and fix devices on their network…
The server’s screen should be a CLI login, so my work remains private.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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@jameshowell Thank you! It was weird thinking back to that. Do you remember the XFree86 server that was built to run in low memory situations? Was it called Xtiny or something? #xwindows #xfree86
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One Open-source Project Daily
Macintosh-like Virtual Window Manager
https://github.com/morgant/mlvwm
#1ospd #opensource #x11 #window-manager #macintosh #x11-wm #xwindows #wm -
Classic CDE (Common Desktop Environment) coming to OpenBSD https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250730080301 #openbsd #cde #commondesktopenvironment #x #xwindows #desktop #retrocomputing #freesoftware #libresoftware #ports #packages
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X11 Fork XLibre Released For Testing On Systemd-Free Artix Linux - An anonymous reader shared this report from WebProNews:
The Linux world is abuzz w... - https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/06/28/054245/x11-fork-xlibre-released-for-testing-on-systemd-free-artix-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #xwindows -
Looking back at #X11 and #NeWS at the old #Sun Microsystems:
“X Window System At 40” [2024], David Rosenthal (https://blog.dshr.org/2024/07/x-window-system-at-40.html).
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TearFree option backported to modesetting(4) driver https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250610065042 #openbsd #xenocara #modesetting #tearfree #xorg #xwindows #graphics #freesofware #libresoftware
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More than you ever wanted to know about X on Windows.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XHGKKdyU2bE
#retrocomputing #retropc #xwindows #unix #linux #retrosoftware #computerhistory
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In which ‘dudemanguy’ is much less grumpy about #Wayland:
“Reassessing Wayland” (https://dudemanguy.github.io/blog/posts/2025-02-03-wayland-xorg-2/wayland-xorg-2.html).
Via Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/iwiwye/reassessing_wayland
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Came back to my office, my little #Linux Mint Laptop had secured the desktop after the screensaver fired off. So I’m looking at the login screen on #XWindows and I see the clock there, and an album cover from #Spotify. Hah! That's fucking slick AF. Spotify knows enough to hand Album Covers to loginwindow! These are the kinds of polish and refinement that impress. Bravo! It's little things, that you even tried… #infotech #today
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I’m not a fan of #XWindows, but it has served #Unix well for 40(!) years:
“Window System X” [1984], Robert W. Scheifler (https://www.talisman.org/x-debut.shtml).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40731922
#X #Desktop #ProjectAthena #MIT #ComputerHistory #Graphics #ComputerGraphics #Announcement
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🦴 progman: X11 WM modeled after Program Manager from the Windows 3 era
https://github.com/jcs/progman
#linux #windows #xwindows #desktop #software #computing #retrocomputing
