> > Is anyone seriously finding video/Xorg bugs through the default X > > stipple pattern anymore? Xorg changed the default to draw a black > > background a while ago (with stipple enabled using the -retro flag), > > but we have this local change that reverted it while adding a silly > > -retard flag in order to show the black background. > > > > I think we can finally stop partying like it's 1989 (vax is dead, > > after all) and have X show a solid black background by default. > > The reason for this is to be able distinguish between: > > "I get a black screen because X is not working" > > and > > "I get a black screen because my desktop environment is not working"
And as we all can observe, this problem has become more severe over the last decade.
