lack of standardization on X11

[Mikhail Gusarov]

Twas brillig at 21:00:32 18.08.2010 UTC+03 when tiago.vignatti at nokia.com did gyre and gimble:

 >> Nobody removes extensions. If old protocol is inadequate (which is major
 >> force behind adding extensions), then there is simply no way to have old
 >> server to run new shiny apps, as there is no way to implement them.

 VT> yes, we are constantly removing extensions: LBX, MBE, XTrap, PEX,
 VT> etc...

Now try to find single (even old) app that uses'em (and does not fall
back to core protocol!).

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