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Originally Posted by NullNix
I'm reasonably sure the Kindle has used directfb and now X11 but never Wayland. Given their degree of dependence on a custom Awesome config that bubbles windows to different layers depending on their WM_TITLE, I'd suspect it'd be a big rewrite to move across to Wayland, too: they'd need a custom compositor at the very least.
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I was just guessing here with Wayland. I had the impression that they may have switched from GTK2 to GTK3 (due to the similar TAB'ing in the Fonts section of the book and the smaller scroll bars used - which is known for GTK3. Also the use of "symbolic" icons in their new settings and the (wifi, brightnes, airplane) popup looked quite GTK3'ish to me). Therefore my guess was, that they may intend (or already are in the process) of switching towards Wayland. But yes, directfb could've been an option as well. In this regard, I am more or less just a Kindle *user* and only speak in a *users* perspective.
Edit: I know, getting updates is no self-evidence and while I am thankful for their support I also need to note that the old GUI wasn't broken! In fact it was more coherent overall.