Let's face it, even if he managed to get it working for himself, he'd still have to fight to get it adopted. The way I see it, most people won't care and simply think it would be too much of a hassle to switch to anything. The ones who do care cannot wait to have everything in IPv6.
Despite all its shortcomings, I do believe Wayland is the future. Sooner or later, all the funky decorative quirks will be some relics of the past.
Maybe someday, they will be added back, and we'll once again have that jelly window effect, but at the moment, people actually depend on this thing to do some work, even more true with the Windows exodus.
I'd rather that they focus at the risk of being dull rather than fumbling on this chance.
Yes, I know that popularity isn't everything, but considering how big they (and GNOME) are, they can really make The Year of Linux Desktop(TM).
Herbal ones are options too. I could definitely do away with some iced chamomile or chrysanthemum tea. Just make sure it's completely herbal and it won't have real tea in it.
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