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Re: MIR (Ubuntu Display Server) - Should we be worried?

 

Hi,

While I was scrolling on Facebook, I have seen some posts about MIR.
After some search, I have found this:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2013-June/037419.html

So, I thought to share it :)


By the way, just in case, you will come across this link:
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/06/27/mir-plans-in-13-10/

I think my first link will confirm there is nothing to worry about from
Lubuntu Side :)




On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> http://unity.ubuntu.com/mir/
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Leszek Lesner <leszek.lesner@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > The biggest issue I see currently is the switch of Ubuntu to Mir and the
> > consequences it might bear for Lubuntu.
> > As only Unity will be officially supported by Mir and Kubuntu also said
> that
> > they won't support Mir. The only option we at Lubuntu are left behind
> with are
> > Wayland (which will not get full support in Ubuntu) and Xorg (which will
> be
> > unmaintained I suppose)
> >
> > I usually don't link to phoronix as they mostly post crap but this news
> item
> > is a comprehensive summary of my concern:
> > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTM4OTU
> >
> > The only possible solution I could currently think of is hoping for a
> fast and
> > good qt switch of LXDE and a good supported or somehow by the kubuntu
> guys
> > managed wayland backend. (qt5 is wayland compatible so lxde-qt should
> work
> > without any big issues)
> >
> > Just my 2 cents
> >
>
> I know everyone know is almost busy with some tasks (including me) but
> before I forget about this, I thought to start a new thread about it.
>
>
> --
>
> "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>
> Best Regards,
> amjjawad
> Start Ubuntu
>
> Test Machine: ASUS F3F Laptop - Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz with 489MB
> RAM
>



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