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Ubuntu unveils its next-generation shell and display server

Ubuntu unveils its next-generation shell and display server

Posted Mar 8, 2013 13:56 UTC (Fri) by robclark (subscriber, #74945)
In reply to: Ubuntu unveils its next-generation shell and display server by raven667
Parent article: Ubuntu unveils its next-generation shell and display server

> Not having to integrate or coordinate with anyone else accelerates development, just as Fred Brooks 8-)

well, maybe for whipping together a prototype.. for getting something that handles all cases (multi-display, hotplug, various different apps, etc) it is not. In the end we just end up with something that works ok in simple cases but is not as mature/robust as wayland, and everyone loses.


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