▲ 94 ▼ SDL Developers Weigh Reverting Wayland Over X11 For SDL 3.0 (www.phoronix.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] this_is_router@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago (3 children) one of the main reasons the linux kernel is where it is today: "never break userspace" unfortunately not every project keeps to this principle. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] mogoh@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are good reasons to break userspace sometimes. If we would never do so, we would stuck on X11 forever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Wayland is definitely on the side of not breaking userspace, though. The API design, xWayland compatibility layer, and recent focus on protocols to fix missing functionality from xorg are all designed to make Wayland a seamless transition. Otherwise we'd have been using Wayland as the only option for years now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] this_is_router@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Linus would like to have a word with you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago No, because the kernel has a different goal than most other software. Linux agrees that breaking the userspace from userspace is sometimes necessary. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mactan@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago can claw my xkcd 1172 from my cold dead hands /sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent [–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) "never break userspace" As Linus once, very articulately, reminded that one guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago That one guy, In fact, being many one guys. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mogoh@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are good reasons to break userspace sometimes. If we would never do so, we would stuck on X11 forever. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Wayland is definitely on the side of not breaking userspace, though. The API design, xWayland compatibility layer, and recent focus on protocols to fix missing functionality from xorg are all designed to make Wayland a seamless transition. Otherwise we'd have been using Wayland as the only option for years now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] this_is_router@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Linus would like to have a word with you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago No, because the kernel has a different goal than most other software. Linux agrees that breaking the userspace from userspace is sometimes necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Wayland is definitely on the side of not breaking userspace, though. The API design, xWayland compatibility layer, and recent focus on protocols to fix missing functionality from xorg are all designed to make Wayland a seamless transition. Otherwise we'd have been using Wayland as the only option for years now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] this_is_router@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Linus would like to have a word with you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago No, because the kernel has a different goal than most other software. Linux agrees that breaking the userspace from userspace is sometimes necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago No, because the kernel has a different goal than most other software. Linux agrees that breaking the userspace from userspace is sometimes necessary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mactan@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago can claw my xkcd 1172 from my cold dead hands /sarcasm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) "never break userspace" As Linus once, very articulately, reminded that one guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago That one guy, In fact, being many one guys. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago That one guy, In fact, being many one guys. permalink fedilink source parent