Ubuntu's Mir 2.13 Released With Wayland Updates, Other Enhancements

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu's Mir 2.13 Released With Wayland Updates, Other Enhancements

Ahead of next month's Ubuntu 23.04 release, Canonical has published Mir 2.13 as the latest version of their software project that in its current incarnation is focused on serving as a Wayland compositor and abstraction layer...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Mir-2.13-Released

[Vistaus]

*waits for the first commenter to ask why Mir is still developed as a separate display server*

[MorrisS.]

*waits for the first commenter to ask why Mir is still developed as a separate display server*

Mir is still developed as a separate display server?

[wswartzendruber]

What is the current function of Mir?

[tildearrow]

Mir is a Wayland compositor. It's no longer its own thing.

[tildearrow]

Typo:

Mir 2.13 features a number of enhancements to its MurAL abstraction layer

[Steffo]

I'm wondering who is using this.

[MartinN]

I'm wondering who is using this.

Shuttleworth's mom

[DanL]

I'm wondering who is using this.

RTFA

"Mir continues to see apparent interest by vendors with Ubuntu Core for powering devices like smart exercise equipment and other custom display and signage purposes."

[cynic]

RTFA

"Mir continues to see apparent interest by vendors with Ubuntu Core for powering devices like smart exercise equipment and other custom display and signage purposes."

basically, it's one product from one company that one person use.
just what's MartinN said: it's Shuttleworth's mom.