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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by miladyincontrol on Sunday November 08, 2026 @03:35PM (#50416904)
I dont mean to be too pedantic but open source for a linux desktop environment kinda should go without saying?

Rather, I couldn't imagine using a closed source one.

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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by darkwi11ow on Sunday November 08, 2026 @03:36PM (#50416916)
They exist, for example SteamOS has closed source desktop shell based on Steam client
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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by dofm on Sunday November 08, 2026 @05:53PM (#50418383)
Was it Caldera that shipped a linux with Motif?

(We're talking three decades ago now)

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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by opan on Sunday November 08, 2026 @07:31PM (#50419396)
Their gamescope compositor is free software at least.
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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by darkwi11ow on Sunday November 08, 2026 @09:51PM (#50420421)
Good point, available at https://github.com/ValveSoftware/gamescope BSD license
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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by Gualdrapo on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:20PM (#50417410)
fwiw I can remember all the turmoil when Qt had no free tier and KDE was work of the devil
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Re:Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file ma... by tux1968 on Sunday November 08, 2026 @05:16PM (#50417973)
If you or anyone else want a trip down memory lane around that topic, this video is worth checking out:

KDE: The Documentary — The Story of Free Software Underdogs

https://youtu.be/1Vyzla9mx4g

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