Xorg Is Dead. So Why Is It Still Running Your Computer?
Every few years, the tech industry writes an obituary for Xorg, declaring Wayland the undisputed king of the Linux desktop. Yet, the release of Xorg-server 26.1.0 rc1 proves that rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated. With substantial features like Intel tearfree support, this ‘deprecated’ project is still doing the heavy lifting. The Wayland transition isn’t a migration away from Xorg—it’s a rebundling of Xorg inside a new wrapper.