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You speak as though Wayland is some super new bleeding-edge tech that just needs some time to come around, but the reality is that it is over 10 years old and s

You speak as though Wayland is some super new bleeding-edge tech that just needs some time to come around, but the reality is that it is over 10 years old and still people revert to X11 to get things done because of its issues. Compared to when Windows overhauled its entire display server, network, and sound driver architecture back in Vista, Wayland's pace is downright glacial. I suppose one can expect it will be ready for prime time by 2030, just in time for the next paradigm to make it obsolete.

MayeulC 7y ago
That's right. > still people revert to X11 to get things done To me, that's the reason right here: X11 still works. Microsoft has more control over its software (as you can't fork and maintain it if you don't like where it's going). If you want a more apt comparison, transitioning to Wayland is blazing fast compared to going to how long it takes for IPv6 to gain marketshare. Or for everyone to transition to electric vehicles. Once again, dynamics are different since the old tech still works. At least with Wayland, some advantages are immediately tangible compared to the IPv6 transition. A friend of mine would likely describe it as potential wells with some energy barriers (ecosystem not mature) to overcome :) Wayland has gained some momentum lately, in no small part thanks to sway. As a result, I feel the XDG initiative and cross-desktop coordination is stronger nowadays, so further evolutions of the Linux desktop could happen faster. In any case, I encourage you to give Wayland a go, and report/fix bugs :) I've been using sway as my daily driver for 2 years now; one of the rare things I have to fire up X11 for sometimes is Steam remote play or screen sharing.