New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why is Wayland is discussed as replacement rather than alternative?
Ask HN: Why is Wayland is discussed as replacement rather than alternative?
3 by forgotmypw17 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Whenever I see Wayland mentioned, most recently in the context of Emacs 27.1, it,s overwhelmingly discussed as a replacement, rather than alternative for X. Does anyone understand where this perspective originated and the reasons for it? It,s my understanding that in the FOSS world software is free to live and remain maintained for as long as someone is willing to use and maintain it. Personally, I am very happy with X, and while I have no experience with Wayland, it sounds like it will be a long time before even basic functionality I need is usable. I don,t expect older hardware to be supported either. It honestly feels like a threat or an attack on my computing world, and I want to understand it better.
3 by forgotmypw17 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Whenever I see Wayland mentioned, most recently in the context of Emacs 27.1, it,s overwhelmingly discussed as a replacement, rather than alternative for X. Does anyone understand where this perspective originated and the reasons for it? It,s my understanding that in the FOSS world software is free to live and remain maintained for as long as someone is willing to use and maintain it. Personally, I am very happy with X, and while I have no experience with Wayland, it sounds like it will be a long time before even basic functionality I need is usable. I don,t expect older hardware to be supported either. It honestly feels like a threat or an attack on my computing world, and I want to understand it better.
