Sway Articles
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4/29/2024
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Six months with Wayland, from i3 to Sway
A developer's six-month experience switching from i3/X11 to Sway/Wayland on Linux, covering compatibility, GPU issues, and practical tips.
10/4/2022
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Shotman 0.2 development update part 2
An update on the Shotman screenshot tool rewrite, focusing on implementing core features like window, region, and output capture on Wayland.
10/23/2020
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I'm handing over maintenance of wlroots and sway to Simon Ser
The original maintainer of the sway window manager and wlroots library is handing over project maintenance to Simon Ser.
5/15/2020
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Status update, May 2020
Monthly update on Wayland, wlroots, Sway, aerc email client, Alps webmail, and SourceHut developments including CI and GraphQL API.
2/15/2020
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Status update, February 2020
A developer's monthly update covering releases for Sway, wlroots, aerc, and SourceHut improvements, alongside personal cooking notes.
1/15/2020
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Status update, January 2020
Developer's January 2020 update covering FOSDEM, Sway 1.3, Wayland book, SourceHut improvements, and work on himitsu and mrsh.
9/15/2019
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Status update, September 2019
A developer shares progress on free software projects including a Wayland book, sway 1.2, aerc email client, mrsh shell, and ctools utilities.
3/15/2019
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Status update, March 2019
Developer's March 2019 update on FOSS projects: Sway 1.0 release, Librem 5 touch support, wlroots work, and aerc2 progress.
3/11/2019
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Announcing the release of sway 1.0
Announcing the stable release of sway 1.0, an i3-compatible Wayland desktop for Linux and FreeBSD, representing a major overhaul.
10/20/2018
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Sway 1.0-beta.1 release highlights
Sway 1.0-beta.1, a major release of the i3-compatible Wayland compositor, is now available with significant stability and feature improvements.
4/28/2018
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Sway reporting in from KDE's Berlin development sprint
A developer reports on a collaborative sprint between the Sway and KDE teams to improve Wayland desktop interoperability and protocols.
1/27/2018
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Sway and client side decorations
Sway developers challenge GNOME's stance on client-side decorations for Wayland, advocating for a negotiated protocol and server-side options.
10/26/2017
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Nvidia sucks and I'm sick of it
Sway developer explains why future versions will drop Nvidia proprietary driver support, criticizing Nvidia's lack of open standards support.
10/9/2017
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The future of Wayland, and sway's role in it
Announces sway 0.15-rc1 and the upcoming 1.0 release, detailing the migration to the new wlroots library for the Wayland compositor.
8/9/2017
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State of Sway August 2017
August 2017 update on Sway, an i3-compatible Wayland compositor, covering new features like tray icons, bug fixes, and project stats.
4/29/2017
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State of Sway April 2017
An update on Sway, an i3-compatible Wayland compositor, covering recent releases, new features, development stats, and future plans.
12/27/2016
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State of Sway December 2016 - secure your Wayland desktop, get paid to work on Sway
Sway 0.11 released with security policies for Wayland and a new bounty program to fund feature development.
8/2/2016
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Sway 0.9 & One year of Sway
Sway, an i3-compatible Wayland compositor, celebrates its first year with major updates, new features, and community contributions.