I have never liked X, it allows us to do what we do, etc. But I'm curious if we're stuck with X or is/are there any alternative(s) that are making progress? Same question for hardware. Will we ever have true open graphics hardware?

Since you say nothing about which GNU/Linux distro you are using, and which desktop environment you are using, there is a question which must be asked. Do you really mean X, or do you mean the desktop environment you are using?

X is the standard interface between the kernel capabilities and the desktop environment.

There are many applications and applets which use X to display on screen. There are many desktop environments which use X to access the kernel capabilities. Examples are KDE, Gnome, Xfce, IceWM, and others.

So, please clarify your first question. Which distro are you using; which desktop environment you are using; do you really mean X or do you mean the desktop environment?

In re open graphics hardware, use www.google.com/linux to explore that question.

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Yes, X. So what's your answer?

And no to google.com/linux.

If you don't know or don't want to discuss then just say so.

I'm not sure if there are any alternatives to the X-windows system out there. I'm sure that SOMEWHERE there is, but I'm not sure where those might be. May I ask what exactly you don't like about X? I'm just curious.