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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by em-bee on Saturday October 04, 2025 @03:27PM (#45475956)
X11 window managers are replaced by wayland compositors. they are more complex, but multiple alternatives already exist.
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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by eadmund on Monday October 06, 2025 @04:25AM (#45488984)
Sure, but those are not backwards-compatible. If Wayland let me run my existing window manager then I would be glad to try it out.
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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by em-bee on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:12PM (#45494334)
i am responding to "window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening"

innovation is happening with compositors too.

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