On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this comparison is not accurate because all of these things you > mention can more or less coexist and be swapped back and forth > interchangeably. When Ubuntu completes the transition to Mir, Ubuntu > software and the Unity desktop will, in its binary form, be Ubuntu-only. > Unity will be Ubuntu-only, since it's doubtful other distros will > support or ship Mir. Software written for Ubuntu will be Ubuntu-only as > most other distros will be running Wayland. So I guess > > I stand by my opinion that Ubuntu is diverging from the rest of the > Linux world and is heading off in its own direction. Maybe my tone > implied otherwise, but I'm not stating whether this is a good or bad > thing--I simply don't know.
No. You are wrong. * Display servers can be swapped back and forth by simple package choices. * X, and any other desktop environment will continue to be supported on Mir using the XMir compatibility layer. Your "sky is falling" logic is wholly not supported by the evidence. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
