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Why not yserver? It’s Xserver, but Rust-y.

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According to Hackaday, a new display server implementation called yserver offers a Rust-based alternative to aging X Window System infrastructure. As Wayland adoption accelerates and X.Org development stalls, such projects represent the Linux community's pragmatic response to legacy graphics layers that no longer meet evolving needs.

Source: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/14/why-not-yserver-its-xserv...

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