One thing I saw in comments about the removal of xorg server is that some might not see how much work is/was to maintain xorg server. I understand is hard to see from outside, but maintaining xorg server with the standards we have in RHEL is not a small beast. Let me share some:
It’s not like they will come to your house and put a gun to your head. All they can do is not bother shipping outdated software in newer releases. People who don’t want to upgrade can port the software themselves or refuse to update and everything works out fine for everyone.
You know what’s super ironic? I went through this exact thing with X, 25 years ago, when you had to put together a Linux desktop with spit and duct tape.
Wayland promises to be much nicer than X but the way it asks you to put together a working desktop stack yourself is straight out of the '90s.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
If it breaks my setup why the fuck should I be forced to use it? This entire argument is ridiculous based on that statement alone.
It’s not like they will come to your house and put a gun to your head. All they can do is not bother shipping outdated software in newer releases. People who don’t want to upgrade can port the software themselves or refuse to update and everything works out fine for everyone.
You know what’s super ironic? I went through this exact thing with X, 25 years ago, when you had to put together a Linux desktop with spit and duct tape.
Wayland promises to be much nicer than X but the way it asks you to put together a working desktop stack yourself is straight out of the '90s.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Step 1: Install a Wayland compositor of your choice Step 2:
Read again
You should have used a - instead of a .
No thanks. I’ve had my fill.