Wayland.fyi minimalist Wayland special interest group

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Wayland.fyi promotes minimalist Wayland software and counters criticism against Wayland.
Core Wayland is a simple protocol (~10k lines), but mainstream implementations add complexity with heavy renderers and many extensions.
Wlroots is criticized for being large, Linux-centric, unstable, and overengineered, with alternatives like neuswc offering portability and simplicity.
X11 is described as outdated, complex, and poorly designed, with millions of lines of legacy code.
Misinformation about Wayland vs. X11 is addressed, clarifying differences in compositing, security, and protocol design.
A list of approved minimalist Wayland software includes libraries, compositors, and utilities that are portable, small, and hackable.

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