[fsug-tvm]: Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-17 Thread Visakh
Hi, On Nov 16, 7:38 pm, prakreet wrote: > the main problem canonical is going to face is getting graphics card > vendors to support wayland display server.. the graphics card drivers > need to be rewritten to support wayland. nvidia publicly said that > they have no plans to release drivers suppo

[fsug-tvm]: Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-15 Thread Visakh
Hi, Well, just as I expected, people are very interested in this bold move by Canonical. Let me throw in some tech details (as I interpret it), so that we can make better judgment. On Nov 13, 11:44 pm, Saji Nediyanchath wrote: > What I understood from the decision is that Xserver is > something

Re: [fsug-tvm] : Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-13 Thread Saji Nediyanchath
@rakesh, I think that the answer lies in the user-friendliness of Ubuntu in terms of various different ways the users can find help. The choices are many, such as Ubuntu forums, Ubuntu-wiki, Ubuntu community help pages, Launchpad answers, and the one that I love the most- help via IRC. On IRC the U

Re: [fsug-tvm] : Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-13 Thread rakesh kr
Yes i also agree with that Mandriva is many times better than ubuntu i wonder why people become followers of ubuntu.?fedora ,mandriva .sabayon(consumes more RAM) SUSE all are good distros pls try from these ones/. On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:18 AM, JeevZ wrote: > There are other Distros like

Re: [fsug-tvm] : Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-06 Thread JeevZ
There are other Distros like Mandriva or Fedora. Why would any one stick with Ubuntu?? if its point of user simplicity, I think mandriva is 10 times better than ubuntu. On 11/6/10, Visakh wrote: > Here is a much better description: > http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/ubuntu_embraces_

[fsug-tvm] : Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-06 Thread Visakh
Here is a much better description: http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/ubuntu_embraces_unity_and_wayland_or_gnu_linux_exciting_again Regards, Gokul Das -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[fsug-tvm]: Ubuntu plans to replace X-server with Wayland server

2010-11-06 Thread Visakh
Hi, I am shamelessly cross-posting this news from Slashdot : http://linux.slashdot.org/story/10/11/05/137212/Ubuntu-Dumps-X-For-Unity-On-Wayland http://www.cio.com.au/article/367050/ubuntu_risky_leap_unity_wayland/ I am posting it here because this announcement from Shuttleworth is alread