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SAME DIRECTIONSAME DIRECTIONPosted Mar 11, 2013 12:43 UTC (Mon) by dgm (subscriber, #49227)In reply to: SAME DIRECTION by Wol Parent article: Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server (The H)
> That is one of FLOSS's *S*T*R*O*N*G* points - that we quite happily throw massive engineering resource at multiple possible solutions before we settle on the correct one (that is, if there even IS a correct one!)
That's only a benefit if we can finally agree on a correct one, and drop those that do not add much value. Want to bet Canonical will NOT drop Mir, even if it proves to be an inferior solution? Hint: BZR, Upstart.
The problem is not that Canonical develops an alternative. That's fine, even for Kristian Høgsberg (Wayland's architect and main developer). They could be doing it as a side project, like Wayland is. Instead Canonical is endorsing it, unleveling the play field and creating an artificial barrier for Wayland (or any other) to enter. I despise profoundly saying that, but in that sense Canonical is not better than Microsoft.
But let's wait and see. Maybe this time they will do the right thing.
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