> All I want is init scripts and X11, but the horizons are shrinking. I've already compromised with systemd, and I don't like it. I see BSD in my future

Freedesktop wants to kill X11 and are working continuously on that, to the point if rejecting patches and banning developers.

Popular desktop environments are increasingly depending on Linux-only things. KDE has officially removed support for FreeBSD in Plasma login manager (because of logind dependency).

Gnome 50 plans to obsolete X11 completely.

If you want that simple, bright future of yours, you’ll have to fight/work for it.

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Timon3 an hour ago | parent [-]

> Freedesktop wants to kill X11 and are working continuously on that, to the point if rejecting patches and banning developers.

Are you referring to the developer of Xlibre, who submitted multiple broken patches & kept breaking ABI compatibility for little to no reason[0]? Or someone else?

[0]: see discussion & linked issues in the announcement https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44199502

	▲	josteink 12 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I’m talking about that developer, yes. And I’m sure there’s more to the story than just ABI compatibility. He wanted X11 to thrive. Freedesktop however has a goal for Wayland ultimately to replace X11, right? X11 should die. This is not hyperbole. It’s a stated goal. So I think there’s more to the story than the simplified ABI aspect often mentioned here on HN. Also Gnome killing X11 support is real. So is KDE backing down on BSD-support. These are facts, not opinions.