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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Wayland Makes Progress
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 15:13:45 -0700
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On Fri, 8 May 2026 13:04:06 -0000 (UTC)
Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.invalid> wrote:

> I kind of agree.  I actually didn't like it much when I first started
> using it, seemed... inefficient, some unecessary overhead.
> 
> However, you work its peculuarities into your workflow.  I think the
> issue for me is not so much whether X11 is specifically around, but
> how disruptive the replacement is.

Yeah, that's the thing; XWindows was *always* a janky, inelegant system
and is certainly ripe for replacement - but it's irksome to have the
leading candidate run by developers with a fairly blinkered view of GUI
design and an overall autocratic attitude towards user needs/feedback.