# Digital Research's GEM opens a new window on Linux

DevFeed: [Digital Research's GEM opens a new window on Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/digital-research-s-gem-opens-a-new-window-on-linux-8570.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/11/digital-researchs-gem-opens-a-new-window-on-linux/5295546>)

Author: Liam Proven

Published: 2026-09-11T09:16:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wayland.md>)

Tags: [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [retro-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retro-computing.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses Digital Research's GEM and its relationship to Linux, focusing on a proposed way to address the longstanding choice between the X11 and Wayland display systems.

## Source excerpt

A radical new way to resolve the Gordian knot of X11 versus Wayland