Ubuntu’s Big Gamble | LAS | s26e01
Posted on: March 10, 2013
Posted in: Featured, Linux Action Show, Video

The CEO of System76 joins us to discuss the impact Ubuntu’s recent announcements on Linux, the community, and products built around Ubuntu.
Then we debate if Canonical leading Ubuntu down a path of collapse under the weight of a massive gamble on unproven, in-house technology, or are they about to make their grand contribution to the open source community?
Plus the good news for KDE & WebM users, we answer some Linux questions…
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Ubuntu’s Big Gamble:
Unity Next (aka Qt/QML Unity-Redid)
- Ubuntu Announce Unity Next, Will Be Written in Qt/QML
- Taking Unity to the next level
- Ubuntu’s Unity Written In Qt/QML For “Unity Next”
Mir
The chosen approach was to develop Mir, our own Display Server which is engineered driven by the designs and requirements that our larger vision dictates – no compromises, no crude hacks, fully testable & tested, performance in mind, support for legacy X applications, developed by Ubuntu for Ubuntu.
Rolling Release
Community Reaction
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Mark Shuttleworth on Ubuntu releases: “the sky is not falling”
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Linux Grandma: Thoughts and worries about the proposed new Ubuntu processes
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