🦾 Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig // Linuxiac

｢ it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code. Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way ｣

https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/

#x11 #zig #xorg #opensource

🦾 Phoenix Emerges as a Modern X Server Written From Scratch in Zig // Linuxiac

｢ it is not yet another fork of the Xorg codebase and does not reuse its legacy code. Instead, according to devs, Phoenix aims to show that the X11 protocol itself is not inherently obsolete and can be implemented in a simpler, safer, and more modern way ｣

https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/

#x11 #zig #xorg #opensource

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 [UPDATE 1 - Stable as Rock] to 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟰.𝟯 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗣𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝟮𝟱 [FreeBSD 14.3 on FrankenPad T25] article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/freebsd-14-3-on-frankenpad-t25/

#verblog #freebsd #x11 #desktop #laptop #uptime #suspend #resume

The Input Stack on Linux – An End-To-End Architecture Overview

https://venam.net/blog/unix/2025/11/27/input_devices_linux.html

Patrick Louis writes: ""Let’s explore and deobfuscate the input stack on #Linux. Our aim is to understand its components and what each does. Input handling can be divided into two parts, separated by a common layer:

#Kernel-level handling: It deals with what happens in the kernel and how events are exposed to user-space
[…]
Exposed layer (middle)
[…]
User-space handling:
[…]
The Widgets, #XServer, #X11 window managers, and #Wayland compositors, which rely on everything else

We’ll try to make sense of all this, one thing at a time, with a logical and coherent approach.""

#LinuxKernel #evdev

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 [UPDATE 1 - Stable as Rock] to 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟰.𝟯 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗣𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝟮𝟱 [FreeBSD 14.3 on FrankenPad T25] article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/freebsd-14-3-on-frankenpad-t25/

#verblog #freebsd #x11 #desktop #laptop #uptime #suspend #resume

#Plasma is going all #Wayland

After nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on #X11, the future KDE Plasma 6.8 release (due early 2027) will be Wayland-exclusive.

Read the FAQ below to find out what this means for you and the future of KDE:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/

The Input Stack on Linux – An End-To-End Architecture Overview

https://venam.net/blog/unix/2025/11/27/input_devices_linux.html

Patrick Louis writes: ""Let’s explore and deobfuscate the input stack on #Linux. Our aim is to understand its components and what each does. Input handling can be divided into two parts, separated by a common layer:

#Kernel-level handling: It deals with what happens in the kernel and how events are exposed to user-space
[…]
Exposed layer (middle)
[…]
User-space handling:
[…]
The Widgets, #XServer, #X11 window managers, and #Wayland compositors, which rely on everything else

We’ll try to make sense of all this, one thing at a time, with a logical and coherent approach.""

#LinuxKernel #evdev

#Plasma is going all #Wayland

After nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on #X11, the future KDE Plasma 6.8 release (due early 2027) will be Wayland-exclusive.

Read the FAQ below to find out what this means for you and the future of KDE:

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/

KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Fully Wayland, Ending Nearly 30 Years of X11 Sessions // @linuxiac

｢ But no worries for now. X11 apps will continue to run through Xwayland, which already handles most workloads reliably. KDE has added compatibility features such as improved fractional scaling and optional X11 global shortcut support to smooth the transition ｣

https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-8-will-go-fully-wayland-ending-nearly-30-years-of-x11-sessions/

#kde #wayland #x11 #opensource

GNOME 50 Ends the X11 Era After Decades // @linuxiac

｢ However, it should be mentioned that the removal doesn’t mean X11 applications are dead—far from it. XWayland remains fully supported, serving as a compatibility layer that allows traditional X11 applications to run inside the Wayland session. For most users, this transition will be transparent ｣

https://linuxiac.com/gnome-50-ends-the-x11-era-after-decades/

#gnome #wayland #x11 #opensource

@heiseonline XChat gibt es als Name für einen #irc client unter #X11 bereits seit 1999. Wird aber anscheinend nicht mehr weiterentwickelt.

Today's reboot reminded me of something to look forward to for these winter months, thanks to a gift I left myself in my #OpenBSD workstation's #X11 #xenodm `~/.xsession`:

```
# a little snow never hurt anyone, but let's only enjoy it in the winter months
case "$(date +%m)" in
11|12|01|02) xsnow -notrees -nosanta & ;;
esac
```

(Sadly, the #xsnow port & packages were sent to "the attic" long ago, but it still builds and functions normally.)

Today's reboot reminded me of something to look forward to for these winter months, thanks to a gift I left myself in my #OpenBSD workstation's #X11 #xenodm `~/.xsession`:

```
# a little snow never hurt anyone, but let's only enjoy it in the winter months
case "$(date +%m)" in
11|12|01|02) xsnow -notrees -nosanta & ;;
esac
```

(Sadly, the #xsnow port & packages were sent to "the attic" long ago, but it still builds and functions normally.)

Oh thank $deity I can still launch #Chrome with --ozone-platform=x11 even though the configuration flag has been removed. Because #Wayland breaks *so many things* for me.

Surely I'm not the only one seeing dropdowns, tooltips etc. render in top-left corner of my screen under Wayland?

#GNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #OSS #YouBrokeMyWorkflow #X11 forever

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/358041219