tom, this is exactly what I was thinking! I couldn’t find a way to fix the NFS thing.
------ Maximilian Ebert Application Scientist Chemical Computing Group | www.chemcomp.com [email protected] | +1 (514) 393-1055 For support inquiries: [email protected] ------ Chemical Computing Group | www.chemcomp.com | 910-1010 Sherbrooke W., Montreal QC H3A 2R7, Canada | +1 514 393 1055 Manage Communications: www.chemcomp.com/Manage_Subscription.htm > On Jun 27, 2020, at 10:50 PM, Tom Lane via X11-users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don MacQueen via X11-users <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> writes: >> As far as I can tell, X Windows is still the best environment for certain >> types of work, including remote computing. I would agree that XWin users are >> outside Apple’s concept of their customer base. > > Yeah. But AFAICS, there's not really any risk of X11 not working on > next-gen macOS. What we're whining about here is only that there won't > be an "officially supported" build, and we'll have to get it from MacPorts > or build it ourselves. > >> But, remarkably, even after upgrading one of my machines to Catalina I >> was *still* able to edit /etc/auto_master and create /etc/auto_nfs to >> enable NFS auto mounting of an exported file system. > > *This* is what worries me. Every time I do an OS update, Catalina reverts > /etc/auto_master to disable NFS automounts. I'm afraid that that means > Apple is thinking of dropping NFS support altogether --- and that does not > seem like something that can be stuck back on top, like X11 can be. > > regards, tom lane > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/mebert%40chemcomp.com > > This email sent to [email protected] -- Chemical Computing Group | www.chemcomp.com <http://www.chemcomp.com> | 910-1010 Sherbrooke W., Montreal QC H3A 2R7, Canada | +1 514 393 1055 Manage Communications: www.chemcomp.com/Manage_Subscription.htm <http://www.chemcomp.com/Manage_Subscription.htm>
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