publiusApr 2

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

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@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.
Apr 3 at 12:24pmWeb