Subject: Re: Virtual TTYs in NetBSD 1.0
To: Phil Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu>
From: Ken Hornstein <kenh@cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/15/1995 21:10:49
>
>   One thing window can't do is let you run two X sessions on different virtua
>l
>   terminals [...].
>
>I personally do not see any need for this at all.  I'm currently running
>ctwm and it allows for multiple workspaces.  The number of workspaces
>(call them virtual X sessions) is user configurable and they can share
>windows between different workspaces.  Granted, if you hose the X server,
>all workspaces are blown away, but that is not a real big deal.

What if you use one window manager, and your wife uses another?

What if you want to use completely different X authority information betweeen
the two sessions?

Heck, what if you want the two X sessions to be under two completely different
UID's?

--Ken