Almost everybody needs a kernel. Not everybody needs X. If the kernel doesn't work well, X suffers. If X doesn't work well, some uses of the kernel suffer, but servers and embedded systems, for example, may not be affected much.
But the difference may still be way out of whack with what's reasonable, and it's of course good to hear people thinking about how to attract more X development....
by Bruce Fields (not verified) at 2008-03-16 16:15
kernels have more general applications
Almost everybody needs a kernel. Not everybody needs X. If the kernel doesn't work well, X suffers. If X doesn't work well, some uses of the kernel suffer, but servers and embedded systems, for example, may not be affected much.
But the difference may still be way out of whack with what's reasonable, and it's of course good to hear people thinking about how to attract more X development....