LXer: Why Wayland & Weston Were Forked

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03-30-2013, 11:51 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,349 Rep:	LXer: Why Wayland & Weston Were Forked Published at LXer: Last week, Wayland/Weston was forked by a long-time contributor, Scott Moreau. The fork of the Wayland/Weston display server ended up becoming known as Northfield/Norwood, following disagreements within the Wayland development camp. Scott Moreau was ultimately banned from the Wayland mailing list and IRC channel, so he's written an exclusive, independent article for Phoronix to explain his actions and why he felt a fork of the Wayland display server protocol and the reference Weston compositor were necessary. Read More...

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