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Re: [trinity-users] Ubuntu is giving up on Mir and jumps on the Wayland bandwagon / create Wayland bug-tracker ticket for TDE

From: "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@...>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 15:08:28 +0200
Am Donnerstag, 6. April 2017 schrieb Jan Kleks:
> You have not met it because it is still in development. Just watch "The
> Real Story Behind Wayland and X" to learn more about the Wayland vs X
> issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIctzAQOe44

Well, that was 4 years ago. I would not hold my breath till it's actually usable.

Anyway, Wayland is a protocol, not a server. I bet there will be a "X11 emulation layer" when Waylang will be ready to use.

Nik

> 
> 2017-04-06 7:38 GMT+02:00 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp <office@...>:
> 
> > Am Donnerstag, 6. April 2017 schrieb Jan Kleks:
> > > Here's the news: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/
> > > ubuntu-unity-is-dead-desktop-will-switch-back-to-gnome-next-year/
> > >
> > > I guess this would be essential for increasing Wayland adoption. And when
> > > it comes to Wayland and the TDE, could you create a bug-tracker ticket so
> > > that we can track progress (even if very slow) for TDE's Wayland support,
> > > please?
> > >
> >
> > It may be m ignorance, but I have never met Wayland in the wild. What does
> > it do, that X11 does not?
> >
> > Nik
> >
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