We ALL want something to replace X, I dont think anyone disagrees with that.

But ;when; is the most important part of this whole story.

Notice the words from jackson:
EVENTUALLY,
NOT USABLE DEFAULT YET,
PROBABLY,
WE DONT HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF TRANSITION CRITERIA,
A TIMEFRAME FOR SWITCHING.

That’s how we all feel as devs,… when its ready we will THEN make the switch.

Giving ultimatums is sexy, it gives all this free publicity but also could be a recipe
for disaster if its not ready yet is still pushed through.

Jackson is cautious and boring while Shuttleworth daring and sexy.
Which attracts more headlines?

Waylands time will come, the only thing I fear is that it will be more locked down t
han X and we will be able to less with it than now. Its only a gut feeling.

11.04 is going to be released in about 5 months. What happens if Wayland is not ready?
Dont go through and you will blasted (as they should for creating hype) or push it through and deal with the fallout.

Flyboy is doing lots of Mac hype these days and this was a perfect example.
He’s also put a hell of lot of pressure on devs like proprietary companies do to meet marketing needs.

Its a different way of working than how many of us are used in FLOSS.
Whether its good or bad is another story but it was totally unecessary really.

No one would have blinked had he said 11.10 (users sure wouldnt have cared)
or even ‘soon’ but 5 months for something which still isnt stable?
Thats how proprietary companies work creating these artificial dates.

Fedora crew is doing it the right way.
Its a marathon, not a sprint.
But sprints are cool and sexy and thats what sells.