🛠️ Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment
Summary
Vela is a new stacking Linux desktop environment based on wlroots with a custom renderer. It is built strictly for Vulkan 1.4 without any OpenGL fallback and is licensed under the GPL3.
Why it’s interesting
It features a unique architecture that relies exclusively on Vulkan 1.4 with a custom renderer instead of using an OpenGL fallback.
Target user
Linux users and developers looking to test a new desktop environment and report hardware issues.
Source metrics: Points 4 · Comments 0
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Summary
Vela is a new stacking Linux desktop environment based on wlroots with a custom renderer. It is built strictly for Vulkan 1.4 without any OpenGL fallback and is licensed under the GPL3.
Why it’s interesting
It features a unique architecture that relies exclusively on Vulkan 1.4 with a custom renderer instead of using an OpenGL fallback.
Target user
Linux users and developers looking to test a new desktop environment and report hardware issues.
Source metrics: Points 4 · Comments 0
HN discussion · Project
Source: #HackerNews / Show HN