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Re:X.org Security Advisory: multiple security issues X.Org X... by froh on Monday November 03, 2025 @05:23PM (#45805173)
in _reality_ it gives stack owners full proprietary control.

specifically the wslg stack does not enable Linux gui apps to smoothly integrate with the Windows window manager, because some bits are missing in the Windows Wayland stack, clipboard, window decorations, thumbnails, maximize into a part of the monitor? nope. and no patches taken. supposed you figure where to offer them and how.

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Re:X.org Security Advisory: multiple security issues X.Org X... by throwaway7486 on Monday November 03, 2025 @07:31PM (#45806219)
It's unfair to claim Wayland is inherently different from X11 in this regard. Both are just specifications, and there are also proprietary implementations of the X11 protocol, primarily for Windows and enterprise settings.
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Re:X.org Security Advisory: multiple security issues X.Org X... by froh on Thursday November 06, 2025 @06:15AM (#45833939)
The point is: the X11 spec is much more complete.
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