About Unity thing

[Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)]

Hi Asmo

On 26/10/2010 04:59, Asmo Koskinen wrote:
> what we can expect from this Unity thing for simple LTSP users like me?

The plan is to have decent 2D fallback modes before it gets implemented.
If your thin clients have 3D acceleration, performance will actually be
better than a 2D desktop on LTSP.

> "Shuttleworth identified multitouch support as a very high priority for 
> Unity."
> 
> "Unity will be at the heart of the ambitious Ubuntu 11.04 roadmap. Due 
> to the enormous magnitude of the changes that it will bring to the 
> Ubuntu desktop, it will likely be a major focus of discussion this week 
> at the Ubuntu Developer Summit."
> 
> http://www.linuxonline.ca/?q=node/225
> 
> Multitouch in thin clients - really ;-)

Sure, why not. If the hardware supports it, then the software should too :)

-Jonathan