Originally posted by bwat47
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But no one actually have plans for when to use Wayland. Even Wayland itself may not be ready for full use by the time
Canonical have plans to only use Mir.
Mir will be usable April 2014. Canonical are going to make sure it is even if that means hiring Developers to work on it 24/7.
Because if it isn't done by them others are going catch there lead in coverage and their golden opportunity runs away.
Wayland will be usable when it is. No one is rushing it to be done earlier than that. And with the goal of having a perfect API
it will take some time, that is truth.
Developing software for todays needs (Mir) is easy, developing software for tomorrows needs (Wayland) is very difficult.
Of course no one other than Canonical cares for Mir right now. Canonical upset a lot of people when they presented Mir
and Wayland is a better choice in the long run. But when Mir is ready and Wayland isn't I guess at least some people will
look towards Mir and compare it with the development of Wayland. Because at some point you get tiered of waiting for
the perfect thing when a good one is already available.
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