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		em-bee 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux wri... X11 window managers are replaced by wayland compositors. they are more complex, but multiple alternatives already exist.

eadmund 3 months ago [–]

Sure, but those are not backwards-compatible. If Wayland let me run my existing window manager then I would be glad to try it out.

em-bee 3 months ago | [–]

i am responding to "window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening"

innovation is happening with compositors too.

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