▲ 325 ▼ X will charge users ‘a small monthly payment’ to use its service (techcrunch.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments X will charge users ‘a small monthly payment’ to use its service::X owner Elon Musk today floated the idea that the social network formerly known as Twitter may no longer be a free site. In a live-streamed conversation
[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 120 points 3 years ago* (13 children) All the more reason to switch to Wayland. permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] Blake@feddit.uk 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) This is fucking hilarious, the fact that this is so upvoted really tells you how geeky Lemmy is though! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (5 children) What is wayland? How is it different than Mastodon if a Twitter replacement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] filister@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (4 children) Both X11 and Wayland are competing display server protocols in the Linux ecosystem. X11 is the old version that is now slowly abandoned in favour of Wayland, but still there are things like Nvidia with their proprietary drivers that run better under X11. Hence the word play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (3 children) How does wayland avoid X fees? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Amir@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are no X11 fees, this is a joke about X=X11 and not X=Twitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago The X11 fee is having to contend with Xwayland for years to come permalink fedilink source parent [–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Not at all. That’s the joke. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grayman@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I'd rather pay for X than drop driver support for my GPU! permalink fedilink source parent [+] ram@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 years ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Unkend@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I am in need of an explanation, Captain. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ram@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) My mistake, I figured it was easy enough to confuse X as in Twitter with X as in several dozen other tech and tech-adjacent projects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Unkend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blake@feddit.uk 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) This is fucking hilarious, the fact that this is so upvoted really tells you how geeky Lemmy is though! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago (5 children) What is wayland? How is it different than Mastodon if a Twitter replacement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] filister@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (4 children) Both X11 and Wayland are competing display server protocols in the Linux ecosystem. X11 is the old version that is now slowly abandoned in favour of Wayland, but still there are things like Nvidia with their proprietary drivers that run better under X11. Hence the word play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (3 children) How does wayland avoid X fees? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Amir@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are no X11 fees, this is a joke about X=X11 and not X=Twitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago The X11 fee is having to contend with Xwayland for years to come permalink fedilink source parent [–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Not at all. That’s the joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] filister@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (4 children) Both X11 and Wayland are competing display server protocols in the Linux ecosystem. X11 is the old version that is now slowly abandoned in favour of Wayland, but still there are things like Nvidia with their proprietary drivers that run better under X11. Hence the word play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (3 children) How does wayland avoid X fees? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Amir@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are no X11 fees, this is a joke about X=X11 and not X=Twitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago The X11 fee is having to contend with Xwayland for years to come permalink fedilink source parent [–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Not at all. That’s the joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago (3 children) How does wayland avoid X fees? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Amir@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are no X11 fees, this is a joke about X=X11 and not X=Twitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago The X11 fee is having to contend with Xwayland for years to come permalink fedilink source parent [–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Not at all. That’s the joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Amir@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are no X11 fees, this is a joke about X=X11 and not X=Twitter permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago The X11 fee is having to contend with Xwayland for years to come permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago The X11 fee is having to contend with Xwayland for years to come permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oKtosiTe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Not at all. That’s the joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grayman@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago I'd rather pay for X than drop driver support for my GPU! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ram@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 years ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Unkend@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I am in need of an explanation, Captain. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ram@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) My mistake, I figured it was easy enough to confuse X as in Twitter with X as in several dozen other tech and tech-adjacent projects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Unkend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Unkend@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I am in need of an explanation, Captain. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ram@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) My mistake, I figured it was easy enough to confuse X as in Twitter with X as in several dozen other tech and tech-adjacent projects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Unkend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago I am in need of an explanation, Captain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ram@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) My mistake, I figured it was easy enough to confuse X as in Twitter with X as in several dozen other tech and tech-adjacent projects. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Unkend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Unkend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent