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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by alexdeathway to c/linux
 

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[–] snaggen 22 points 10 months ago

Also, it was easier to support X11, since there is no security. You wanted to read other applications key events, no problem. Want to read the screen, without without anyone knowing? No, problem, just read it. With Wayland you must use APIs for stuff, and you are not allowed to do everything.