lack of standardization on X11 (was Re: X Gesture Extension protocol - draft proposal v1)

[Alan Coopersmith]

Vignatti Tiago (Nokia-MS/Helsinki) wrote:
> But I wasn't clear before maybe. My main observation here is regarding the
> life time of the protocol you're creating: if it's something that would last
> for at most one year (two ubuntu cycles), then *protocol* is not something you
> need; just a basic set of rules for your own environment and you're done. I
> see the word protocol more as a generic solution to last a couple of years at
> least [0].

I see the word protocol as the definition of the format in which requests
& events are sent over the wire - mere "rules" cannot define new X protocol
requests or events.

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