River 0.4.0 Introduces Non-Monolithic Wayland Architecture Separating Compositor and Window Manager
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Summary
The article discusses a significant architectural shift in Wayland compositors, focusing on river 0.4.0's non-monolithic approach that separates the window manager from the compositor. This breaks from traditional monolithic architectures where both components are combined into a single program. The new river-window-management-v1 protocol allows window managers to control window positioning and management independently, enabling greater flexibility and compatibility with existing window managers.
Key quotes
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The new 0.4.0 release of river, a non-monolithic Wayland compositor, breaks from this traditional architecture and splits the window manager into a separate program.
The stable river-window-management-v1 protocol gives window managers full control over window positioning.
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