hosted on freedesktop.org
E284598
Hosted on freedesktop.org, Wayland is a modern display server protocol designed to replace the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| X.Org code repositories | 1 |
| hosted on freedesktop.org canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2629145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hosted on freedesktop.org Context triple: [Wayland, standardization, hosted on freedesktop.org]
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A.
GNOME desktop environment
The GNOME desktop environment is a popular, user-friendly and modern graphical desktop interface for Unix-like operating systems, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility, and integration.
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B.
GNOME Foundation
The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization that oversees and supports the development, promotion, and community governance of the GNOME desktop environment and related free software projects.
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C.
GNOME Shell
GNOME Shell is the core graphical user interface and desktop environment component of the GNOME project, providing the primary user experience on many Linux-based systems.
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D.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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E.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hosted on freedesktop.org Target entity description: Hosted on freedesktop.org, Wayland is a modern display server protocol designed to replace the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
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A.
GNOME desktop environment
The GNOME desktop environment is a popular, user-friendly and modern graphical desktop interface for Unix-like operating systems, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility, and integration.
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B.
GNOME Foundation
The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization that oversees and supports the development, promotion, and community governance of the GNOME desktop environment and related free software projects.
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C.
GNOME Shell
GNOME Shell is the core graphical user interface and desktop environment component of the GNOME project, providing the primary user experience on many Linux-based systems.
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D.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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E.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
display server protocol
ⓘ
free and open-source software project ⓘ |
| architecture | protocol plus compositor implementation ⓘ |
| category |
Linux windowing system
ⓘ
display protocols ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
DRM (Direct Rendering Manager)
ⓘ
EGL ⓘ Mesa 3D ⓘ |
| designedTo | replace the X Window System ⓘ |
| developedInLanguage | C ⓘ |
| documentationHostedOn |
freedesktop.org
ⓘ
linked to:
Freedesktop.org standards
|
| firstReleased | 2012 ⓘ |
| goal |
improve security compared to X11
ⓘ
provide smoother graphics ⓘ simplify the graphics stack ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
wayland-client library
ⓘ
wayland-protocols collection ⓘ wayland-server library ⓘ |
| hostedOn |
freedesktop.org
ⓘ
linked to:
Freedesktop.org standards
|
| license |
MIT license
ⓘ
linked to:
MIT License
|
| maintainedBy |
Wayland project
ⓘ
linked to:
Wayland
|
| operatingSystemFamily | Unix-like operating systems ⓘ |
| partOf | freedesktop.org ecosystem ⓘ |
| protocolType | windowing system protocol ⓘ |
| referenceCompositor | Weston ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Wayland compositors
ⓘ
linked to:
Wayland
X.Org Server ⓘ |
| replaces |
X Window System
ⓘ
linked to:
X11
X11 ⓘ |
| sourceCodeRepository | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Wayland project
ⓘ
linked to:
Wayland
|
| supports |
BSD operating systems
ⓘ
HiDPI displays ⓘ Linux ⓘ compositing window managers ⓘ fractional scaling (via extensions) ⓘ hardware-accelerated rendering ⓘ input handling ⓘ keyboard input ⓘ multi-monitor setups ⓘ pointer input ⓘ tablet input ⓘ touch input ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GNOME
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME desktop environment
KDE Plasma ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Plasma desktop environment
Sway ⓘ Weston ⓘ |
| uses |
client–server model
ⓘ
compositor as display server ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: hosted on freedesktop.org Description of subject: Hosted on freedesktop.org, Wayland is a modern display server protocol designed to replace the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: hosted on freedesktop.org