On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Barry writes:
> The problem is no one is maintaining the X11 code.
>
> All the people that used to work on X11 moved on to wayland
> after it became very clear that X11’s design was preventing implementation
> of features that end users wanted.
>
> So if you stick on X11 you will be running code that is unmaintained.
This is definitely a problem if this means that security vulnerabilities
don't get addressed, or if new hardware is unsupported by the existing code.
Some vulnerabilities have been known for years and not addressed as they
would require major redesign. Some large enterprises limit the use of Xorg
out of concerns over security.
As long as …well… the code works, I don't really know what I'm missing
without Wayland.
Maybe a boot screen asking you to pay a ransom?
I definitely know what I'll be missing with Wayland, though.
There are things Wayland won't permit (xeyes), and things that are yet to
implemented. The latter may not get much attention if they aren't considered
important by large enterprises. Colleagues in large enterprises have moved
to Web-based interfaces (jupyter, sagemath, and rstudio are examples).
George N. White III
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