Bug#931277: release-notes: document Wayland as default display server for GNOME in what's new

[Paul Gevers]

Package: release-notes
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Control: tags -1 patch pending

Hi all,

I thinks we should document the switch of GNOME to Wayland as the
default display server in the What's New section. Proposal attached.
I've added d-***@l.d.o in X-D-CC, please keep them in the loop, because
I think it is worth mentioning a recommendation to not use Wayland for
people needing a11y technology. Did I phrase it right in the proposal?

Does this subject (a11y on Wayland) warrant a note in "Issues to be
aware of for buster" chapter?

Paul

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Post by Paul Gevers
tags -1 patch pending

Bug #931277 [release-notes] release-notes: document Wayland as default display server for GNOME in what's new
Added tag(s) patch and pending.

[Justin B Rye]

Post by Paul Gevers
I thinks we should document the switch of GNOME to Wayland as the
default display server in the What's New section. Proposal attached.
I think it is worth mentioning a recommendation to not use Wayland for
people needing a11y technology. Did I phrase it right in the proposal?
Does this subject (a11y on Wayland) warrant a note in "Issues to be
aware of for buster" chapter?

Probably the "apps-in-gnome-on-wayland" issues section should link
back to this whats-new section.

Post by Paul Gevers
+<section id="wayland-by-default-on-gnome">
+ <!-- stretch to buster -->
+ <title>GNOME defaults to Wayland</title>
+ <para>
+ Following the upstream code, GNOME in buster now uses the Wayland display
+ server by default instead of the Xorg display server. The Wayland display
+ server is more recent than Xorg, and therefor is designed to prevent some
+ security issues present in Xorg.
+ </para>

A bit repetitive, and we should probably say "modern", not "recent"
(for a start because that hints at the downside: its assumptions are
*too* modern for my video hardware).

Following upstream, GNOME in buster defaults to using the Wayland
display instead of Xorg. Wayland is a simpler and more modern
design, which has advantages for security.

Post by Paul Gevers
+ <para>
+ The Xorg display server is still installed by default and the default
+ display manager still allows you to choose it as the display server for the
+ next session, which may be needed if you want to use some applications (see
+ <xref linkend="apps-in-gnome-on-wayland"/>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ People requiring accessibility features of the display server, e.g. global
+ keyboard shortcuts, are recommended to use Xorg instead of Wayland.
+ </para>
+</section>
+
</section>
</chapter>

This all looks good to me, but I'm not sure how much of the detail
should go here and how much under "issues".

[Justin B Rye]

Post by Justin B Rye
A bit repetitive, and we should probably say "modern", not "recent"
(for a start because that hints at the downside: its assumptions are
*too* modern for my video hardware).
Following upstream, GNOME in buster defaults to using the Wayland
display instead of Xorg. Wayland is a simpler and more modern

^server

Post by Justin B Rye
design, which has advantages for security.

Oops, that's *too* terse.

[Paul Gevers]

Hi Justin,

Post by Justin B Rye

Post by Justin B Rye
A bit repetitive, and we should probably say "modern", not "recent"
(for a start because that hints at the downside: its assumptions are
*too* modern for my video hardware).
Following upstream, GNOME in buster defaults to using the Wayland
display instead of Xorg. Wayland is a simpler and more modern

^server

Post by Justin B Rye
design, which has advantages for security.

Oops, that's *too* terse.

I think it should also be "Wayland *has* a ... design", right?

Paul

[Justin B Rye]

Post by Paul Gevers

Post by Justin B Rye

Post by Justin B Rye
A bit repetitive, and we should probably say "modern", not "recent"
(for a start because that hints at the downside: its assumptions are
*too* modern for my video hardware).
Following upstream, GNOME in buster defaults to using the Wayland
display instead of Xorg. Wayland is a simpler and more modern

^server

Post by Justin B Rye
design, which has advantages for security.

Oops, that's *too* terse.

I think it should also be "Wayland *has* a ... design", right?

They're both possible, but yes, that sounds better.

[Paul Gevers]

Hi Justin,

Post by Justin B Rye

Post by Paul Gevers
Does this subject (a11y on Wayland) warrant a note in "Issues to be
aware of for buster" chapter?

Probably the "apps-in-gnome-on-wayland" issues section should link
back to this whats-new section.

That's a good solution. I'll do that, see attachment.

Paul

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