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>
> In other words, even if the design requirements can be discussed
> before the low-level stuff, it's outside the scope of this list.
>

I am not completely sure about this statement. Surely there is a great
part of the setup that is too low level to be considered here. But it
would be nice to come out with a specification of how the user should
perceive the possibility of using multi-seat in the graphics shell
(that is unity). There is some similarities with the support for
multiple monitors in Unity, I believe.

Some questions that come to my mind:

1) How should Unity behave if it sense two (or more) graphics cards
with monitor attached? Should it treat them as a multi-monitor or a
multi-seat system?

2) How should a wizard do configure multi-seat should look and feel?

3) How to transfer the permissions to mount new USB or other
hot-plugged devices?

Answers to those questions seem, IMHO, associated to this list.

Anyhow, any discussion should be preceded by the discussion if it is
desirable to treat multi-seat as a major feature in the Ubuntu system
or not.

best,

Paulo

-- 
Paulo José da Silva e Silva
Professor Associado, Dep. de Ciência da Computação
(Associate Professor, Computer Science Dept.)
Universidade de São Paulo - Brazil

e-mail: pjssilva@xxxxxxxxxx         Web: http://www.ime.usp.br/~pjssilva