[xougen] Adding cruft to X

[Steve Nickolas]

Okay, I frequent the chat room, but I'm new here.  Nevertheless, I will 
state my strong opinions about adding sound and widget support to the X 
server.

Adding these things to X goes entirely against the spirit of X.  If 
something is to be done that "embraces and extends" in such a way, I am 
not for it.

Sure, there should be a standard widget set, but it shouldn't be part of 
X.  X's job is merely a portable network-based graphics-rendering engine 
at its core, simply a minimalist windowing system.  And I don't believe 
in cruft.

And, notice I said "graphics-rendering".  Sound is not its concern. 
Yes, it would help to have a standard sound system, but it has nothing 
to do with X.

http://www.mediaapplicationserver.net/ would probably be more up your alley.

I know I am not alone in this.

-uso.