> It's become pretty clear that their abstractions aren't correct. If I have to link against a gigantic C library just to get window decorations, we have a deeper problem. Is there a write-up of the critique of this…
On a whole, the momentum has shifted: developers have shifted to Wayland. I've switched to Wayland. On GNOME I haven't noticed any benefits, nor any costs. It has been a no-op.
> This just shows how much further ahead X11 is on a conceptual level and how bad the Wayland design philosophy really is. I agree that the isolated failure mechanism in this case is a strength of X11, but it's too far…
> It's become pretty clear that their abstractions aren't correct. If I have to link against a gigantic C library just to get window decorations, we have a deeper problem. Is there a write-up of the critique of this…
On a whole, the momentum has shifted: developers have shifted to Wayland. I've switched to Wayland. On GNOME I haven't noticed any benefits, nor any costs. It has been a no-op.
> This just shows how much further ahead X11 is on a conceptual level and how bad the Wayland design philosophy really is. I agree that the isolated failure mechanism in this case is a strength of X11, but it's too far…