Comment on Comparison of X Window ManagersparentComments−aidenn06yWhat about proprietary software?−bitwize6yProprietary devs will be expected to upgrade to, for example, a new version of Qt that supports Wayland as a back end.Xwayland may kick around for really old apps but it will not be maintained at all and you will be expected to forward-port your software to Wayland.−jml7c56yI think parent is asking about proprietary software that uses X11 which is no longer maintained or updated.−bitwize6yThey can use the last release of Xwayland, whatever and whenever that is.But more likely, they will need to be run on some ancient OS or distro version and thus containerized or virtualized anyway.
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What about proprietary software?
Proprietary devs will be expected to upgrade to, for example, a new version of Qt that supports Wayland as a back end.
Xwayland may kick around for really old apps but it will not be maintained at all and you will be expected to forward-port your software to Wayland.
I think parent is asking about proprietary software that uses X11 which is no longer maintained or updated.
They can use the last release of Xwayland, whatever and whenever that is.
But more likely, they will need to be run on some ancient OS or distro version and thus containerized or virtualized anyway.