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by eadmund 263 days ago
Nope, while it is possible to run normal X11 apps under Wayland, there is no support for running X11 window managers.

Which is a damn shame, because window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening.

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X11 window managers are replaced by wayland compositors. they are more complex, but multiple alternatives already exist.
Sure, but those are not backwards-compatible. If Wayland let me run my existing window manager then I would be glad to try it out.
i am responding to "window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening"

innovation is happening with compositors too.