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Ubuntu Dumps X For Unity On Wayland
An anonymous reader writes "Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Ubuntu will move away from the traditional X.org display environment to Wayland — a more modern alternative. The move means there is now little reason for GNOME developers to recommend Ubuntu as an operating system. Shuttleworth said, 'We're confident we’ll be able to retain the ability to run X applications in a compatibility mode, so this is not a transition that needs to reset the world of desktop free software. Nor is it a transition everyone needs to make at the same time: for the same reason we'll keep investing in the 2D experience on Ubuntu despite also believing that Unity, with all its GL dependencies, is the best interface for the desktop. We'll help GNOME and KDE with the transition, there's no reason for them not to be there on day one either.'"
They aren't trying to steer anyone. You are reading way too much into it. And if I happen to be wrong, so what? If they have a good idea, why not run with it? What the FUCK does their newness in the Linux world matter? They can't force anyone else to play along, so where's the harm in them trying?
You seem like an arrogant prick who hates change just because.
It's a quote from the article, you ignorant and stupid prick.
Exactly. VNC is usable over low latency links, X is not.
Headline should say "Shuttleworth marginalizes ubuntu with stupid decisions."
Thank god ubuntu isn't all there is to linux, and linux isn't all there is to posix operating systems.