The [big change][1] in KWinFT this year is the replacement of all its own hardware backend plugins for its Wayland session with a single backend talking to wlroots.
This talk goes into detail on:
- reasons for this strategic move,
- technical realization,
- outcome with advantages and disadvantages,
- long-term impact on the ecosystem.
[1]: https://gitlab.com/kwinft/kwinft/-/merge_requests/108/