*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 11334 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334
"Stop using these kind of amateuristic operating systems. If you've got
the money, just buy a Mac. It also has Unix-roots, it's fast and stable
and everything just works."
Like you, I agree a better clipboard implementation is needed. But
suggesting one succumb to non-free software as an alternative is
unethical. Features are important, but in enumerating them, you suggest
to us that your values are limited to superficial engineering values
(speed, robustness, portability, features, and so on). Many of us, while
considering those important as well, have human rights preceding these
things. But that you are here in the first place, suggests that you came
not out of principle, but as an alternative option, another flavour, if
you will, of what you'd naturally prefer. Having said that, all I can
say is that you have unfortunately missed the entire point of the
philosophy of free software and would do well to either broaden your
mind and actually read the GNU literature (gnu.org/philosophy), or stick
to the McSoftware.
On another note, there is nothing to stop you from patching Xorg
yourself. If upstream does not cooperate, hear them out and listen to
what they have to say. There are typically two reasons why patches are
not accepted on an active project: (1) Your idea is sound, but your
technical approach is lacking; (2) Philosophically, what you are trying
to do is not in harmony with the project's goals, the technical approach
irrelevant.
If you disagree with their (2) response, there is nothing to stop you
from forking the project. Indeed, this is done more often than you
think. glibc, the heart of the GNU operating system, was swapped right
out under your feet in Karmic with most people being none the wiser. It
was replaced with eglibc. eglibc is a fork of glibc, for philosophical
reasons.
If you don't want to fork it, there is nothing to stop you from patching
at the package maintainers level. Indeed, most of the official packages
contain distribution level patches. You can see this in the
debian/patches directory in many of the Debian / Ubuntu source packages.
Kip
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Clipboard is erased after closing program. affects multiple programs.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21202
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