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Will Xorg Ever Die? (tilvids.com)
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Today I talk about the future of Xorg and Wayland.

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[โ€“] Alexmitter@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Xorg will live on as a compatibility layer called Xwayland. Beyond that, no. Everyone dealing X on Bare Metal is either running away from the project or getting paid very well to continue maintaining that mess.

[โ€“] zurohki@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The best part of Xwayland's design is how it can go away when it isn't needed anymore.

You aren't stuck dragging Xwayland along behind you forever - when you don't have any X apps, you don't need the compatibility layer.