Am 14.09.2011 22:52, schrieb Orchid XP v8:

> Does anyone, anywhere on Earth, actually run X on Windows?
>
> I mean, I gather that you *can*. But does anybody actually *do* this?

An X /server/ (that is, the X terminal software)? Absolutely. Guess how 
I "remotely" control my Linux machine (which I use primarily for 
scripted test-runs of POV-Ray) from my Windows machine (which I use for 
everyday stuff, including POV-Ray development with MS Visual Studio).

Sure, I could just plug in a keyboard and mouse, and use the analog 
input of one of my displays to switch between the two; but having two 
keyboards and two mice on the desk really sucks, KVM switches aren't 
free (as in free beer), and being able to use the Windows task bar to 
switch to the Linux desktop is quite handy as well.


An X /client/ on Windows (that is, software running on a Windows host 
and displaying on an X terminal)? Doesn't sound like a common use case 
to me.

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