Ubuntu Linux dumps X.org for Unity on Wayland

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Submission + - Ubuntu Linux dumps X.org for Unity on Wayland (cio.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 05, 2010 @02:13AM

An anonymous reader writes: Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Ubuntu will move away from the traditional X.org display environment to Wayland — a more modern alternative. The move means there is now little reason for GNOME developers to recommend Ubuntu as an operating system.

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