Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:03:30 GMT From: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: b83da1b916 - main - Handbook - Wayland: Improve synopsis readability Message-ID: <202508111603.57BG3UY1036110@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by carlavilla: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=b83da1b916ec788170c5d98556275e16068bd314 commit b83da1b916ec788170c5d98556275e16068bd314 Author: gaycomputers <eat@chips.gay> AuthorDate: 2025-08-11 16:01:47 +0000 Commit: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-08-11 16:01:47 +0000 Handbook - Wayland: Improve synopsis readability Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/287 --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc index 48d9e4a4e1..aa402971ff 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc @@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ After reading this chapter, you will know: [[wayland-overview]] == Wayland Overview -Wayland is a new display server, but it differs from Xorg in several important ways. -First, Wayland is only a protocol that acts as an intermediary between clients using a different mechanism which removes the dependency on an X server. -Xorg includes both the X11 protocol, used to run remote displays and the X server will accept connections and display windows. +Wayland is a communication protocol that can replace a display server such as Xorg. +It differs from Xorg in several important ways. +First, Wayland is only a protocol that acts as an intermediary between clients using a mechanism which removes the dependency on an X server. +Xorg includes both the X11 protocol, used to run remote displays, and the X server, used to accept connections and display windows. Under Wayland, the compositor or window manager provides the display server instead of a traditional X server. Since Wayland is not an X server, traditional X screen connections will need to utilize other methods such as VNC or RDP for remote desktop management.
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