Mir Won't Ship Even In Ubuntu 14.04

jones_supa writes "As can be recalled, Mir didn't make it to the Ubuntu 13.10 release to replace X.org as the display server. Back then it suffered of problems in multi-monitor support, along with other issues. Now it turns out that Canonical's product will not make it even into the next LTS version (14.04) of the Ubuntu desktop. Mir itself would be ready for showtime in the schedule, but there are problems with XMir, which is the X11 compatibility layer that ensures Mir can work with applications built for X. The comments came at the Ubuntu Developer Summit: in an online event Mark Shuttleworth stressed that the 14.04 desktop has to be rock-solid for customers with large-scale deployments, such as educational institutions. In the meantime, you can already try out Mir in your Ubuntu system."

Interesting

[ifiwereasculptor]

I think Mir might eventually replace X. It's already been replacing Hurd for quite some time.

Why now?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why now? It hasn't stopped them from pushing architecture that wasn't ready for prime time in the past, is this where they draw a line in the sand?