Wayland, perhaps that wasn't a great plan...
Wayland, perhaps that wasn't a great plan...
Instead of only sharing YouTube clips as status updates, posting the videos along with a breakdown of your thoughts would be more helpful.
I haven’t seen that video, but I wonder if many Linux distributions have reached end-of-life versions. Or is this a separate topic altogether?
Often the amount of existing code makes updating for new hardware or APIs feel like a huge challenge. You might have to invest heavily in keeping old systems working instead of building fresh features. Alternatively, you'll face the risk of breaking compatibility just as much as gaining new capabilities. Beginning from scratch lets you use current coding practices without worrying about maintaining the past or rewriting old code. This usually speeds up progress—like the long development timeline for Wayland. It's also not the first major end-of-life release; older kernel versions and distros have ended over time.
X won’t be at risk of dying soon since it can’t serve as the graphical server for remote applications (Wayland isn’t built for that) and because it’s popular beyond just Linux environments.
Wayland's name seems confusing. It likely stands for End-of-Life on Linux, and the arguments make sense. Not sure why the developers didn't realize this before.
It seems the latest updates haven’t been made for X11, which could be a setback for many Linux users. Are BSD systems using Wayland? Finding a place to share this information is important so developers and creators can see it.
X11 is quite old, and the code is hard to maintain because it's a mess. If you're not interested, just keep it yourself—it's open source and anyone can use or improve it. The reason we're here is that few people are putting in the effort, and there are solid reasons for that. FreeBSD can run Wayland instead of X11, similar to other Linux distros, as their docs show. Some BSD systems haven't fully ported Wayland yet because it was designed for Linux, and niche projects often take time and resources. Didn't realize what?