new X11 project

Chuck Robey chuckr at telenix.org
Fri Nov 7 11:19:26 PST 2008


[This is my first time running this mail composing tool, tell me if  
it's doing something evil I don't see, ok?]

I just got pointed at a URL, if you haven't, it's most likely worth  
your time to read this;

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=xorg_wayland&num=1

It's discussing a new X11 project, going by the name Wayland, a RedHat  
project.  Among it's primary goals is to simplify the server, and  
since making things simpler (and hence more reliable) has been a  
lifelong primary goal of mine, I'm listening.  My goal here, beyond  
trying to be helpful in pointing out something clearly important, is  
to find out of anyone has done any research with a mind towards  
finding out the ultimate compatibility between FreeBSD and this new  
Wayland.  I'm always worried that a Linux-person is going to  
"innocently" write something that requires us to become a Linux  
lookalike.

Has anyone got any FreeBSD info on this?  Because, if I get s nice  
loud shot of slicne in answer to this question, I'm going to have to  
try to fix it.  I wonder if it's just something that's going to need  
porting (my devout wish),  or are more extreme measures going to have  
to be considered?  Just being a worry-wart.


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