On Wed, 2014-04-02 at 09:03 +0100, Ian Malone wrote: > On 2 April 2014 05:49, Rahul Sundaram <methe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:52 PM, lee wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hm, not really useful when it doesn`t work with existing WMs ... > > > > > > That would be the responsibility of the WM's themselves. WM's have to add > > support. Not the other way around as you seem to think. > > > > This is a project that aims to replace one of the most longstanding > Unix/Linux components (X is older than Linux), but it's everyone > else's responsibility to make sure it works?
AFAIK Wayland is not just a rewrite of the X server and libraries but a redesign of the X protocol, i.e. it's not ABI compatible. So yes, it is up to apps that do low-level X stuff (such as window managers) to change or where possible use a compatibility layer. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
