On Wed, 2014-07-23 at 06:49 -0700, Sriram Ramkrishna wrote: > > On Jul 23, 2014 3:13 AM, "Oliver Propst" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Andreas Nilsson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 07/17/2014 11:27 AM, Oliver Propst wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> In the release article I find this sentence troubling: > > >> "Wayland is the next generation technology for display and input > on > > >> Linux." > > >> > > >> Its very strong wording that I don't think its an accurate, > description > > >> of the situation, sounds more like a PR statement from a company > > >> department, I do not think we need to play that role. > > > > > > > > > That sounds correct to me. It is the next generation tech for > display and > > > input on Linux after all. > > > What else would be? > > Its not really a matter if its *right* or wrong, but if its an > > accurate description of the situation. > > Seems fairly accurate, there is no other display server that has > gained any traction other than those related to Android and IOS. > > > > > I think this wording implies that there is none alternative in this > > area which there are [1]. We are usually quick to notice when the > > press treat us unfairly so I don't think we should play (or even > risk > > to) the same game.
> Humm.. Mir is only associated with canonical products. The people > working on Wayland are more or less associated with X and is supported > by everyone else. Mir and Android still in some sense are/target *Linux*. > What alternative would you propose ? My suggestion are and have always been: "Wayland is a next generation technology for display and input on Linux". -- -mvh Oliver Propst _______________________________________________ engagement-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list
