Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Call for help: Future of the Fedora i3 Spin in Fedora Linux 45

On 6/30/26 3:14 PM, CS Sushi Man via devel wrote:
> Basically, the maintenance of graphics layers within Linux's UI
> desktop software, has been split across several projects, when this
> maintenance used to only be in one spot, as far as I know. Due to
> this, I believe that the maintenance of this software will become a
> significant problem in the near future, for*both* X11*and*
> Wayland.

X11 is far from a Camelot of unity you seem to associate with it. 3d 
acceleration was absent by design, and had to be handled by OpenGL.  The 
compositing effects were handled by double-tripping. The security model 
is really questionable... etc. etc.

There are many reasons why Wayland has the momentum now, and X11 is in a 
stasis. There have been attempts at restarting development of Xfree 
servers, but as far as I know they are struggling. If you truly care 
about graphic subsystem development, I'd advise you to identify the gaps 
and attempt to address them IN WAYLAND: for instance, people miss the 
multi-window statefullness and ability to re-constitute complex 
multiwindow layouts... or the issue of middleware libraries you mentioned.

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