Whatever happened to Wayland?

[Olav Vitters]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 04:18:36AM +1030, Tim wrote:
> Christopher Svanefalk:
> >> What would be some key benefits of replacing X with Wayland?
> 
> Tom Horsley:
> > Loss of remote display capability? Destruction of compatibility
> > for tens of thousands of existing applications? But it is
> > shiny and new and written from scratch, so obviously it
> > is better.
> 
> I think it ought to be mandatory for programmers to read "The Emperor's
> New Clothes," plus a tutorial that makes it damn clear what message
> you're supposed to take from the story.
> 
> Some days you think they've got the same training as the completely
> hollow people who work in sales and marketing.

What Tom stated is incorrect/outdated.

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Regards,
Olav