The Lunduke Journal of Technology · Bryan Lunduke
XFCE Spends Donations to Write New Wayland Compositor... in Rust
January 28, 2026·31 min·2 clips
XFCE is spending donated funds to rewrite their desktop in Rust for Wayland, despite knowing it will reduce functionality.
As heard by us
XFCE's Wayland pivot becomes a broader argument about what desktop progress costs.
The episode treats XFCE's move to Wayland as more than a routine platform change, and that is where it has real bite. It keeps the focus on XFCE, KDE, and Sonic DE, while staying close to the arguments about feature loss, project history, and the people who welcome the shift.
Why you'd press play
If you want XFCE's Wayland-Rust drama without the polite packaging, start here.
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