Obviously this is somewhat subjective, but I’ve had a lot of problems in my previous attempts to switch to Linux, so I’d like to create a list of distros to try out, and see what works for me. I’m mostly expecting to be doing basic office work and light gaming via Steam.
Regarding its architecture, the table says about Wayland the following
While this has been true in practice, this isn’t dictated. For example, very recently, we’re finally seeing the decouplement of the compositor from the window manager. Granted, this is still a very recent development and we don’t know if others will follow suit. But I’m excited to see where this will lead us.