Iconography of the X Window System: The Boot Stipple
https://matttproud.com/blog/posts/x-window-system-boot-stipple.html [matttproud.com]
2025-05-31 00:45
For the uninitiated, what are we looking at? Could it be the Moiré Error from Doom? Well, no. You are looking at (part of) the boot up screen for the X Window System, specifically the pattern it uses as the background of the root window. This pattern is technically called a stipple.
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