#xwindow

[solarbird]

I have a possibly-esoteric question involving Linux and Xwindows. Any help?

[locy69]

GAIM神奇狀況！

就在參加 ICOS 2006 第一天第一場會議的時候！用 國家電腦高速網路中心的電腦 ubuntu linux ！ Gaim登入 MSN 時發生了 突然狂爆出一推不是原本我MSN裡的人＠＠！？ 居然連分類都有！有宜蘭大學、真理大學、TQC講師....其中有個我比較好奇的！分類居然叫"難"這不知道是啥意思喔＠＠？ 那幾天甚至到現在還是會有 你是誰（Who are you？）的冒出來！ 每次都要解釋一番不過看得懂解釋的當然相當少＠＠！ 一堆人不知道 Gaim 是啥！這是個綜合 IM（即時通訊軟體） 可以登入 MSN、Yahoo、ICQ...等 我的堆論是 Gaim bug 把上一位使用的的MSN聯絡清單給 誤加到我的MSN裡面了！

[guillermonkey-blog]

The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do **anything** for you.

Ken Thompson

[guillermonkey-blog]

If the designers of X Windows built cars, there would be no fewer than five steering wheels hidden about the cockpit, none of which followed the same principles – but you’d be able to shift gears with your car stereo. Useful feature that.

Marcus J. Ranum

[guillermonkey-blog]

Sometimes when you fill a vacuum, it still sucks.

Dennis Ritchie [about X Window]

[guillermonkey-blog]

Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.

Henry Spencer