Over the past half-year, Xfwl4 has been developed as a Wayland compositor for the Xfce desktop environment. Released this weekend was the first preview release of Xfwl4 in alpha form...
The Xfce project has been working on Wayland compatibility for some time, and this alpha release marks a development milestone.
This only affects a niche desktop environment within the broader Linux ecosystem and does not represent a significant shift in technology adoption or market dynamics.
There is a new, albeit early, Wayland compositor available for Xfce users.
Xfce users will eventually have better Wayland support.
This might marginally increase Wayland's overall adoption rate in the long term, if Xfce users transition.
No discernible third-order effects on broader technology or market structures.
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