Quote Originally Posted by mini0991 View Post
The last major revision of the X Window System protocol was 1987. 1987. Don't get me wrong, Ubuntu is fantastic. But it seems as if developers are throwing thing after thing on top of old code. X needs another major revision. X11R7.5 was a step in the correct direction with the removal of some of this old code. But for the most part, developers should undertake a re-write and moderniztion of X. It lacks a professional touch normally seen with corporate window systems such as the one used in OS X.
Sorry, but this is bollocks

X is a protocol, it's age is utterly irrelevant
The TCP/IP protocol spec was issued in 1982
do you want the networking protocol to be scrapped for something else?

The "protocol" of designing a car with foot operated levers, a gear stick and a big wheel for steering is hundreds of years old - you want a complete re-write of the operation of cars?

X is one of the most actively developed projects in the free software world, with significant contributions from Redhat, Intel, Nokia, HP, Sun and Motorola
In terms of code refactoring, you can't get much better than x.org

But saying that
What's wrong with old code anyway?
It's not organic, it doesn't go mouldy