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Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H)Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H)Posted Mar 5, 2013 14:38 UTC (Tue) by robert_s (subscriber, #42402)Parent article: Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H)
One wonders whether it's really a good idea to name it after a space station that the Russians abandoned and allowed to burn up once they decided that going it alone on something as complex and expensive as a space station wasn't really practical.
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Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 5, 2013 15:47 UTC (Tue) by HelloWorld (guest, #56129) [Link]
Mir was designed for a lifespan of 5-7 years, yet it lasted 15. If anything, it was an enormous success.
Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 5, 2013 23:10 UTC (Tue) by robert_s (subscriber, #42402) [Link]
(I know I know but still...)
Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 6, 2013 8:41 UTC (Wed) by jezuch (subscriber, #52988) [Link]
> Mir was designed for a lifespan of 5-7 years, yet it lasted 15.
AND the ISS is basically a clone of Mir with more bells and whistles ;) So while Mir is gone, its legacy lives on.
Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 5, 2013 21:50 UTC (Tue) by ssmith32 (subscriber, #72404) [Link]
Yes, maybe they should have called it Skylab instead... oh wait.. ;)
Take care,
Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 6, 2013 17:23 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link] It was an incredible achievement that placed them ahead of everyone else in the space race, when the URSS was the underdog. Perhaps it is metaphorical after all... even if Shuttleworth wants it to kickstart an IIS project where there is more international collaboration.
Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 6, 2013 18:18 UTC (Wed) by Wol (guest, #4433) [Link]
Mir is also Russian for "peace" (Voina e Mir) and "the world".
Cheers,
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