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[–] TheGrandNagus 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You could also list a bunch of insane stuff about X11. The security being hilariously bad, random tearing all the time, terrible multi-monitor support, terrible gesture support, etc.

X11 lacks basic functionality.