Wayland is the successor to the X server (X11, Xorg) to implement the graphics stack on Linux. The Wayland project was actually started in 2008, a year before I created the i3 tiling window manager for X11 in 2009 — but for the last 18 years (!), Wayland was never usable on my computers. I don’t want to be stuck on deprecated software, so I try to start using Wayland each year, and this articles outlines what keeps me from migrating to Wayland in 2026.
It’s literally the framing of the article. It’s in the setup of the article. You want to pick and choose the content of the writing to have your point come true, go ahead and be that pathetic. I won’t even try and stop you. 🤣
All I am saying is that his so ultra specific hardware works flawless under X11 and that a new solution that plans to replace the old one should support at least the same displays, that should be the MVP - don’t be worse then the old cruft.
And I still don’t see where the 8 years old article would say anything otherwise, at least nothing that was not replaced by info from the more recent article. And yes, he has linked his old article in the new one but that doesn’t mean that every single sentence in it is still fully valid after all those years.
And if you’re new to this world, my point stands exactly as you’re describing: you don’t buy hardware that is wildly incompatible with everything, and then complain when it doesn’t work. Which is what he’s doing here.
Yes, I understand he’s familiar with this world through his FOSS efforts, and yes, I get that it worked under X11 (only the display server and not most apps at the time, but I digress), but my point still stands.
The tone of the writing is an impatient “I’M STILL WAITING OVER HEEEERE”, and the response should be “Valid, but you’re going to continue waiting, so deal with it.” because UNLESS you intend to help contribute and fix the problem yourself, you’re at the whim of capacity of the project that is working on whatever features you need working. You’re getting it for free, not contributing, and still complaining.
I find nothing more insufferable than people who do this exact same thing, and are extreme outliers to begin with. You know how many people have 8k monitors even to this day? Less than 1%, and I’ll wager that the vast majority of them don’t run in 8k resolution, because why? Literally nothing you’re going to touch - even in video production - is going to use it.
There is a lot of valid points there yes, still don’t see where the old article would be relevant for those though, and I think that I really can’t say a lot against your arguments in general. All is clear now! Thank you for this longer clarifiation and have a nice day!