Wayland Developers' Lies

Text on the meme

WAYLAND DEVELOPERS' LIES What they claim: [1] X Client X Client X Client X server Compositor KMS evdev Kernel Wayland Client Wayland Client Wayland Compositor KMS evdev Kernel Reality: X Client X Client X server Compositor KMS evdev Kernel Wayland Client Xwayland Wayland Compositor Wayland Compositor Wayland Compositor Wayland Compositor KMS evdev Wayland developers are evil people lying to you! 16 years (2008-2024) of Xorg development wasted for this crap which is still alpha-quality and will never work reliably.

What it means

The image compares the simple architecture Wayland developers allegedly promise with the tangled, complicated reality shown in the diagram. It mocks Wayland and Xorg development by claiming that Wayland is still unreliable and that years of Xorg work were wasted. The meme is used as a sarcastic reaction to complaints about Linux desktop graphics, Wayland compatibility, and broken workflows.

Objects

architecture diagram / архитектурная диаграмма computer software boxes / блоки компьютерного программного обеспечения X server / X-сервер Wayland compositor / композитор Wayland X client / X-клиент Wayland client / клиент Wayland Xwayland / Xwayland KMS evdev kernel / ядро KMS evdev arrows / стрелки colored labels / цветные подписи white background / белый фон technical annotations / технические аннотации comparison layout / сравнительная схема