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.'"

Comments

woohoo!

[Anonymous Coward]

about damn time somebody had the balls to drop X. Oh, but i can't run x over ssh over a 300 baud modem!!!!111!!!!eleven!! Well, you can't drive a ferrari through the outback either, but it get more pussy than a jeep.

Re:No standards at all

[Hooya]

> it's almost time to stop touching devices at all

I've been touching devices for quite a while and I am going blind.

Seriously. I'm supposed to pick up my prescription glasses today.. for reading on the computer monitor.

So quit touching your device. You'll go blind.

Re:Ok great for beginners

[RCGodward]

X is absolutely required for Unix.
uniX
See?

Re:Ok great for beginners

[camperdave]

> You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

No. I just happen to do this for a living.

Ah! A consultant.