[FAQ] Ubuntu GNOME & The Display Server

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Erick Brunzell <lbsolost at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  On 12/20/2013 08:50 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
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> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Steve Ovens <steve_ovens at linux.com>wrote:
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>>  Hi Ali,
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>  Hi :)
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>>  I believe in the FAQ there should be some more detail. I know both
>> Wayland and Mir are premature, but putting that in the FAQ without a
>> detailed description of each seems lacking to me.  My proposal would be to
>> either change the title to something like "But what if Ubuntu chooses a
>> different display manager?" as opposed to a "X vs Mir vs Wayland" which may
>> help to set and meet expectations better. If I am looking for X vs Wayland
>> vs Mir, then I am fairly technical and I would expect some sort of
>> comparison.
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>>  Just my thoughts
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>   Anyone with Launchpad account can edit the Wiki Pages of Ubuntu GNOME.
> The 'one' and 'only' condition is to keep 'everyone' on the list
> updated/informed about that, that is all.
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> Example: "Hey list, I am going to update this page ...." and once you are
> done: "Hi again, done, please see: .... "
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>  As simple as that :D
>
>  Currently, there are very few people working on the Wiki Area. We do
> need more and more.
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> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/DocumentationTeam
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>  Thank you!
>
> --
>   Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> Best Regards,
>  amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
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>
>  I generally try to avoid conversions like this but Ali should be
> applauded for his efforts. He's only using Tim's comments to clarify what
> will or will not happen in 14.04.
>

Your nice and kind words are highly appreciated and keep me motivated so
thank you for that :)


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> ATM only those with a time machine know what 14.04 will bring to Ubuntu
> GNOME because we are dependent on the Ubuntu base ........... that's just
> part of being an official flavor ;^)
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> Our speculation regarding Mir, Xmir, and Wayland are just that ATM -
> speculation! Consider for a moment how long btrfs has been stalled. We
> can't just stop until btrfs is ready!
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> What we do need to concentrate on is how we might possibly be able to
> support at least a 3 year LTS since Ubuntu changed to a nine month interim
> release cycle.
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> Can we opt-out of the hardware enablement stack as Xubuntu did in Precise?
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> Or would we even want to?
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> How many packages would we have to maintain on our own?
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> How many devs do we have that will commit to maintaining those packages?
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> I could ask a gazillion questions :^)
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> Trying to complicate things with "what ifs" is not at all helpful!
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I couldn't agree 'more' with you :)



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> Maybe read the current news at Phoronix???
>
> Lance
>

Not only there, it is on Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter too ;)

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue348#Ubuntu_GNOME_Will_Still_Run_On_X.Org_For_A_While

I am sure this has been clear for everyone, not only within Ubuntu GNOME
Community but all the other communities as well :)

Thank you!

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