glibc required for HTTP", or (stretching the analogy a bit further) "Is a
pen required to write English". No, it isn't.
-You can use libinput without a Wayland compositor, you can
-write a Wayland compositor without libinput. Until 2018 the most common use
-of libinput is with the X.Org X server through the xf86-input-libinput
-driver. As Wayland compositors become more commonplace they will eventually
-overtake X.
+You can use libinput without a Wayland compositor, you can write a Wayland
+compositor without libinput. On most major distributions, libinput is the
+standard input stack used with the X.Org X server through the
+xf86-input-libinput driver.
So why "for your use-case - probably"? All general-purpose Wayland
-compositors use libinput for their input stack. Wayland compositors that
+compositors use libinput for their input stack. Wayland compositors that
are more specialized (e.g. in-vehicle infotainment or IVI) can handle input
devices directly but the compositor you want to use
on your desktop needs an input stack that is more complex. And right now,