What Does Mir Mean for Ubuntu Derivatives Not Running Unity?
From a discussion recently started on an Ubuntu mailing list reading what the impact of Mir on Ubuntu derivatives not running Unity:
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So it makes me wonder if the Kubuntu team will port Wayland over to to use the Ubuntu repositories? Or will they stick with Debian repositories and morph some of the Ubuntu flavor into them? I can't envision Kubuntu or Xubuntu just dying off. Only time will tell, I guess.
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It makes me wonder if Canonical / Ubuntu will go the way of Apple and Google Chome OS. By implementing Mir instead of X11/ XOrg or Wayland they are taking a step in the direction of the possibility of a closed source OS. Such a move would allow Canonical to concentrate on very select hardware which Ubuntu has been tuned to run on. If such a move happens it will transform Canonical from a software company to a hardware company almost over night. The agenda of Canonical promoting Ubuntu phone, tablet, and TV all need branded reliable hardware.
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It appears Mir is prime time and ready to go in the next Ubuntu release.
Ubuntu 13.10 to ship with Mir instead of X It makes me wonder how this will affect Linux Mint? Will Linux Mint eventually dump using the Ubuntu repositories and maintain their own? Or perhaps go back to using Debian repositories? Also it appears most of the KDE and Gnome/Cinnamon/Mate developers are developing for a transformation to Wayland and not Mir? Definitely more questions than answers concerning the Mir / Wayland / Xorg situation. |
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