Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 26th Aug 2005 17:04 UTC
The X Window System (commonly referred to as X or X11) is a network-transparent graphical windowing system based on a client/server model. Primarily used on Unix and Unix-like systems such as Linux, versions of X are also available for many other operating systems. Although it was developed in 1984, X is not only still viable but also is in fact the standard environment for Unix windowing systems. This article thoroughly discusses X.
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2005-07-08
"X Windows predates MS Windows!"
There's many other things that predate MS Windows. As soon as technology allowed for the copying and distribution of software (magnetic tapes), this distribution took place under licenses/agreements that more-or-less resemble the modern open source definition. It wasn't until computer platforms developed some standardization that closed source, binary software distribution became practical. Ironically (I guess), open standards at the hardware level made closed source software possible.
Bottom line: open source predates closed source!
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