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I mean X11 was a pile of hacks, it became an unmaintainable pile of hacks. I think reduced scope was a good call, writing a display server is a hard problem. A
by hacker_homie 2y ago
I mean X11 was a pile of hacks, it became an unmaintainable pile of hacks.
I think reduced scope was a good call, writing a display server is a hard problem. A lot projects started and failed to replace X11.
If you feel this way I recommend watching this talk by Daniel Stone
from linux.conf.au 2013,
The Real Story Behind Wayland and X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44
- uecker 2y agoPeople believing this old propaganda is what brought us into this mess.
- ChocolateGod 2y agoJust because you don't agree with it (which is weird given the guy is a big X/Wayland maintainer), doesn't make it propaganda. X sucks for how graphics work in the 21st century, there's a big reason Google didn't use it for Android and instead made something that's actually more akin to the Wayland model .