Why hackers moved from X11 to Wayland
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“Ever since I switched from X11 to Wayland (on GNOME) I've had the bug”wimiso, 2026-07-29original comment ↗
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X11 vs Wayland
| X11 | Wayland | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 2 | 3 |
| Hackers who criticize | 0 | 3 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of X11
No further criticism of X11 captured yet.
Praise for Wayland
“Wayland is just a minimal API over the Linux kernel API for managing display buffers”gf000, 2026-01-28original comment ↗
“The tooling around Wayland and adjacent programs is way more modern and functional.”rand846633, 2026-01-05original comment ↗