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It's a flaw for performant client-specific/standalone graphical use, yes. Literally one that the Linux community fought with with multiple hacks (DRI, AIGLX, etc) through the years.

It's not a flaw if you want to run a thin-client from a central machine or otherwise offer a networked interfacing system, no.

One of those use cases is far more common today than the other.




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