Post Acn0SQ3qAzXRZoPhwG by whot@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #Acn0SQ3qAzXRZoPhwG by whot@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-14T03:06:45Z
       
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       we should've renamed `/usr/bin/Xorg` to something like `/usr/bin/Xbaremetal` or something to cut down on the xorg vs Xorg vs X.Org confusion...
       
 (DIR) Post #Acn0SQrTCTEm3jdLIO by Conan_Kudo@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-14T03:33:58Z
       
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       @whot I vaguely remember it used to just be called `/usr/bin/X` or is that just me being crazy and making stuff up?
       
 (DIR) Post #Acn0SRdKKXWCSA1YtE by whot@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-14T03:54:46Z
       
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       @Conan_Kudo It was Xfree86 and renamed to Xorg after the split. I don't know when the X symlink appeared first though. A quick git grep dates the Xorg binary name to at least 2005 when autotools was added. Forgive me for not spelunking further :)
       
 (DIR) Post #Acn0SSPtPyMmsmkLaa by Conan_Kudo@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-14T04:37:01Z
       
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       @whot Yeah, I wouldn't want to go back further either. At that point, I think you start getting into weird history artifacts from the conversion from CVS...
       
 (DIR) Post #AcoHMxgi8FAUVgXQky by alanc@fosstodon.org
       2023-12-14T19:17:34Z
       
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       @Conan_Kudo @whot I believe the /usr/bin/X symlink predates both Xorg and XFree86 and goes back to the versions from the 80’s, before loadable modules, when you’d link to the Xserver with the right DDX for your workstation (Xsun, Xdec, Xhp, etc)