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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I feel like Y should be the successor to X.

[–] fujiwood@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Whyland doesn't sound as good though.

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you mean like X, Why?, Z

[–] substill@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

You made me check my zipper.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like this one that never took off? https://www.y-windows.org/

[–] CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 1 points 1 year ago

why is that hosted in russia?

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he does NOT get the joke!!!1!!

[–] AffineConnection@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The X window system is actually the successor to the W window system.

[–] red@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There actually was a short-lived attempt to create a Y window system as a successor to X (before Wayland).

Funnily enough the website is still live, despite no progress in almost 20 years: https://y-windows.org

[–] overzeetop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

millenial.com is just a whatsapp call away!