- Performance is not the only consideration - local-only would remove a lot of design & implementation complexity. (similar to local pipe vs network socket etc)
- As a dev/admin, I depend on SSH but not on X.
- The "dangers of cloud" argument is not exactly helping the pitch for network transparency. :)
"Performance is not the only consideration - local-only would remove a lot of design & implementation complexity. (similar to local pipe vs network socket etc)"
Being network-transparent does not mean being complicated. See the Plan9 window systems:
- As a dev/admin, I depend on SSH but not on X.
- The "dangers of cloud" argument is not exactly helping the pitch for network transparency. :)