Introducing yserver as a Rust-based alternative
If you’re not into Wayland as a display manager, it seems like your options are slowly dwindling. Xorg isn’t exactly a hotbed of activity, and the one fork everyone knows about is best known as a political lightning rod. Luckily, Rust developers can apparently never see a tool without pulling it into their heavily oxidized bucket of crabs, so we now have another option: the creatively named yserver , released under the MIT license by [joske]. The name, yserver, for the record
For users who prefer not to use Wayland, options are becoming limited. Xorg is not very active, and its main fork is controversial. Rust developers have created yserver, a new display server under MIT license. The name yserver is temporary, based on the idea that 'Y comes after X'. It is not a full reimplementation of Xorg and lacks multi-monitor support. It uses Vulkan and works on modern hardware from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Apple. It targets Linux but also supports FreeBSD, though it's a secondary focus. On Linux, it can run desktop environments like MATE, Cinnamon, and XFCE. It also supports Compiz for visual effects. Users can run yserver with Xwayland or Xorg. Testing shows it scores 66.2% on X.Org tests, which is good for a project not aiming to copy all Xorg features. Support for a Rust-based kernel could be added in the future. More competition in the display manager market could benefit users who are not ready for Wayland.
yserver offers a new alternative for users who are not ready to switch to Wayland or Xorg, promoting competition in the display manager market.
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