[znpy]

> What's annoying to me is that when we talk about Wayland, the things it's capable of that X11 can't do are always left out.

I think it's fair, considering we also leave out stuff that X11 can do that wayland can't do (and will likely never be able to do).

Example: network transparency. I still occasionally have to save the day by doing `ssh -X` and run some stuff on a remote host (but having a window be displayed on a local X11 server).

And I already foresee some idiot coming here and commenting that "you're not supposed to do that" to which i pre-reply: not all companies are FAANGS that can rework and rebuild everything that's sub-optimal. Many (most?) of us have to do the best with what we've got.

[orangeboats]

Wayland does have network transparency, it's called waypipe.

But caveats apply: applications which use the GPU are network translucent. You'd need VNC or other forms of streaming for that.

[Vilian]

i didn't find that mentioned on waypipe, could you link a issue that mention that?

[orangeboats]

It's an inherent limitation of any network transparent windowing protocols.