publius

So far as I can tell, the arguments for replacing #X11 by #Wayland are :

→ X11 is old, and computer programmers are compulsive novelty–seekers who burn down their own homes every 2—3 years on average

→ X11 does not support a small number of exotic use cases, which could reasonably be handled by specialized software

→ X11 has numerous sets of extensions which all do pretty much the same thing in subtly different ways

Apr 2 at 6:36pmWeb
Show threadSignalEleven3d ago
@publius let's agree that this time it lasted a bit more than 2-3 years. :)
I switched because I could not get to scale a 4k display in X. Only in ways were ugly or slow.
I only vaguely know the basics of Wayland vs X11, but... If it's solving problems that I have, I consider switching (and yes, it added other problems. So.. Yeah...)
Show threadDan2d ago
@publius ⁃ X11 is designed from the core for a use case that rarely exists anymore — allowing a low power graphical terminal to display applications from a central server, using a network protocol.