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@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

akko_shrug GhostBSD To Use XLibre Server, MATE vs. Gershwin Desktop Decision In Future - Phoronix

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GhostBSD-Eyes-XLibre

#ghostbsd #freebsd #xlibre #x11 #wayland

GhostBSD To Use XLibre Server, MATE vs. Gershwin Desktop Decision In Future

GhostBSD lead developer Eric Turgeon published an update regarding X.Org Server vs
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jbz
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@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

"The change to XLibre is because GhostBSD is not ready for Wayland, and Wayland is not ready for GhostBSD. Some could say that Wayland works. Yes, it does. I've used it on Linux and it works. But GhostBSD is not Linux, and MATE is not ready for it yet. XFCE is not ready for it, and Gershwin isn't either. From what I know, GNUstep is not ready for Wayland.

In short, it's a technical decision: MATE is not ready for Wayland, and Xorg is going backward."

#ghostbsd #xlibre #wayland #opensource

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Daniel Hernández
Daniel Hernández
@daniel@mstdn.degu.cl  ·  activity timestamp last week

@jbz I think it is good not all platforms use the same system. It is good to have some degree of diversity instead of a monoculture.

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