OpenJDK Project Wakefield - The Wayland Desktop for JDK on Linux

Explore the OpenJDK Project Wakefield in this 27-minute conference talk from FOSDEM 2024. Learn about the effort to support JDK running on Wayland, first in X11 compatibility mode and later as a complete Wayland-native implementation. Discover the goals, technology, and key players involved in this transition from X11 to Wayland-based desktop for JDK on Linux. Gain insights from live demonstrations showcasing the project's progress, presented by experts from Oracle, JetBrains, and RedHat. Understand the importance of this shift as Wayland replaces X11 on an increasing number of Linux distributions, and how it impacts Java development on the platform.