2010-11-05

darxus: (Default)
2010-11-05 06:15 pm
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Ubuntu is dropping X

X has been the standard graphical interface for unix type operating systems since the 80s.

There have been many attempts at replacing it, because priorities have changed significantly. X was designed largely for network transparency (running a program on one computer while displaying it on another over a network). That has gotten in the way.

The replacement is Wayland.

Announcement from the SABDFL.