Canonical has just announced they will include Mir in the upcoming 13.10 release.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/037401.html
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/037401.html
some bits:
Our Display Server Mir has gone from a proof of concept, sufficient to
justify its announcement in March this year, to high quality, high
performance component that we think will deliver the fastest, cleanest
display experience for the Ubuntu platform. We are confident that all
desktop environments and derivatives will work well throughout the
transition, based on our ability to provide a full X compatibility layer.
Here is the roadmap and milestones for the Ubuntu graphics stack transition
to Mir:
Ubuntu 13.10:
XMir on Mir by default, with a fallback session to X where there is no Mir
driver support, supported for 9 months
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
XMir as default with the fallback session removed, full Mir driver support,
traditional LTS support for 5 years
Ubuntu 14.10 and beyond:
Mir stack as default, including rootless X support for legacy X
applications, supported for 9 months
XMir: X & Unity7 running on top of the system compositor Mir
Mir stack: Mir as system compositor with Unity 8 as session shell on top
justify its announcement in March this year, to high quality, high
performance component that we think will deliver the fastest, cleanest
display experience for the Ubuntu platform. We are confident that all
desktop environments and derivatives will work well throughout the
transition, based on our ability to provide a full X compatibility layer.
Here is the roadmap and milestones for the Ubuntu graphics stack transition
to Mir:
Ubuntu 13.10:
XMir on Mir by default, with a fallback session to X where there is no Mir
driver support, supported for 9 months
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
XMir as default with the fallback session removed, full Mir driver support,
traditional LTS support for 5 years
Ubuntu 14.10 and beyond:
Mir stack as default, including rootless X support for legacy X
applications, supported for 9 months
XMir: X & Unity7 running on top of the system compositor Mir
Mir stack: Mir as system compositor with Unity 8 as session shell on top
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