Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:30:13 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wayland on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20200421153013.640ea96596f03973cb7cbc16@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20200421150741.28dd6309.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAFYkXjmfyLZAi1HZe-RE3wLxa6GRNP6GkmtZG-4T2puRDOz0JA@mail.gmail.com> <CAGLDxTX5EeL3YDUJocdOM03sRzUDi3ed9cKuNH99DieZbrhGHg@mail.gmail.com> <5058973.kMyvyFPq5o@amos> <CAB4989B-95E7-43B6-B338-B9524B9D9FDA@kreme.com> <20200421150741.28dd6309.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:07:41 +0200 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:18:51 -0600, @lbutlr wrote: > > On 20 Apr 2020, at 02:24, Ihor Antonov <ngor@antonovs.family> wrote: > > > But even in 10 years FreeBSD hackers will keep using rotting X11 > > > > Perhaps. A tiny percentage. The rest will continue as they are now, > > avoiding X11 at all costs because it is insecure bloat that > > interferes with the desired operation of the machine. > > Depends. If Wayland can offer all features that X11 offers at > the moment, Wayland is not network transparent which has always been the major advantage (and disadvantage) of X11 over everything else. > there will probably be no major problem in transition. > Being able to utilize 3D support and all the driver confusion > is definitely a point to work on. The only thing is that Wayland uses the same troublesome DRI/DRM infrastructure as X11. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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