Re: Wayland

% wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

vallor wrote:

On 18 Apr 2025 09:35:11 GMT, vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote in
<m6ekmeFk2hbU3@mid.individual.net>:
 

"They'll get my xfce desktop when they pry it from my cold, dead

fingers..."

>
Seriously though, X11 continues to be viable and works well.  So far,
I haven't seen anyone articulate why Wayland would be better.

 
Note commentary (and Wayland attitude) at following discussion:
 
    https://www.reddit.com/r/xfce/comments/10609bg/wayland/
 
One comment:
 
] For many Linux users, Wayland in its current state does not solve any
] problem or offer any particular benefit sufficient to justify replacing
] X11 with it. This is especially true of those who prefer to stick with
] stable conventions rather than prematurely adopt novel solutions, who
] account for a large proportion of the XFCE userbase and its development
] community.
 

and more comlaints

Stop complaining, %.

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