Sure, X11 was getting long in the tooth and not well fit for the modern desktop.
However, the main problem is that the replacement isn't a replacement. If X11 was a pickup truck, Wayland is a bare engine and transmission package.
Sure it might be a much better engine with cleaner design and has no trouble passing emissions testing, and the transmission has much better efficiency and smoother gear shifts. But if you need a pickup truck then it's just one, albeit important, piece.
By leaving all that extra work up to the individual compositors only reinforces the negative aspects of open source fragmentation.
However, the main problem is that the replacement isn't a replacement. If X11 was a pickup truck, Wayland is a bare engine and transmission package.
Sure it might be a much better engine with cleaner design and has no trouble passing emissions testing, and the transmission has much better efficiency and smoother gear shifts. But if you need a pickup truck then it's just one, albeit important, piece.
By leaving all that extra work up to the individual compositors only reinforces the negative aspects of open source fragmentation.