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Sorry for calling you a troll. That wasn't fair to you, and also isn't good for the discussion. > fragmentation No, Wayland introduces new sources of fragment
by nsajko 5y ago
Sorry for calling you a troll. That wasn't fair to you, and also isn't good for the discussion.
> fragmentation
No, Wayland introduces new sources of fragmentation that did not exist before. Imagine trying to write a screenshotting program, or an xdotool replacement.
> Good luck using anything dbus-related thing under a minimal wm like dwm.
Not sure what you're trying to say.
- kaba0 5y agoX11’s desktop tooling heavily relies on dbus for many features. Eg. accessibility is implemented with dbus, which may not be supported by niche window managers. With wayland, now we have a good way to extend the protocol (while it was basically impossible with X due to its age). Of course the dbus-related fragmentation is still here, because not every feature maps cleanly to “it is a display-related feature” that should go into wayland, or “it requires general IPC” and should go into dbus. But unfortunately due to the bazaar style of development, fragmentation will always be a central part of linux, which is both good and bad.