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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 6, 2013 5:25 UTC (Wed) by Serge (guest, #84957)In reply to: Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) by HelloWorld Parent article: Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H)
> so Canonical could just pay developers to add whatever functionality is needed to Weston. And if that doesn't work out for whatever reason, they can write their own Wayland compositor and add whatever protocol extensions they deem necessary.
Or they could use DirectFB and patch ilixi compositor to their needs. On the other hand Wayland people could also write X11 protocol extension instead of reinventing X11 into core Wayland + bunch of compositor extensions.
It's kind of fun to read how people were excited about new Wayland announcements and how those people now worry about "one more windowing system" and "what should Steam@Valve be now developed for".
If people really cared about Linux being successful and attractive for developers they would stick to common stable solutions, i.e. Xorg, and try making it better.
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Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H) Posted Mar 6, 2013 9:25 UTC (Wed) by tnoo (subscriber, #20427) [Link]
The Wayland develpers are mostly the Xorg developers. So they are not re-inventing the wheel, but are working hard to develop a round, smoothly running wheel instead of the established roundish thing with bumps, spikes, and struts and in all directions that is Xorg.
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