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Re:Wayland on OpenBSD by j16sdiz on Monday July 10, 2023 @06:03AM (#36664147)
I still think having multiple display server implementation is a mistake.

Qt/KDE is lagging behind and there are no easy way for them to catch up. Had the display server been a single implementation, Qt/KDE can focus on WM/Widget..

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Re:Wayland on OpenBSD by happymellon on Monday July 10, 2023 @06:47AM (#36664490)
But that's KDEs fault.

They want to have everything built in-house, they could join forces with Sway/WLRoots but when approached they declined.

I am fine with having multiple implementations, we don't want to get stuck with a defacto standard, but don't blaming KDEs choices on Wayland.

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Re:Wayland on OpenBSD by kaba0 on Monday July 10, 2023 @07:24AM (#36664824)
It’s not ideal, but what is the alternative? We couldn’t even agree about an implementation language, and there are many more decisions that are display-server specific.

Wlroots is there for those who wants it and can agree with its design tradeoffs and it is used by plenty niche wms, so I think we have it as good as is feasible in a bazaar style, “everyone works on what they like” fashion. Without a higher power to spearhead a single project there can’t really be a difference.

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