Intel says not to Ubuntu display server

[MyWorld]

Like I have said numerous times, more recently here:
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/546145-Ubuntu-Edge?p=10957585&viewfull=1#post10957585

Intel announced yesterday, September 7, 2013, that they've removed support for XMir, Canonical's new X11 display server that will be injected in the upcoming releases of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, from the xf86-video-intel package, the open source driver for Intel video cards.

"We do not condone or support Canonical in the course of action they have chosen, and will not carry XMir patches upstream. – The Management"

OUCH!!!

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-Says-No-to-Ubuntu-s-New-Display-Server-381223.shtml

 

[w1z4rd]

And the rest of the same article;

Canonical’s Michael Hall says that this is a "dirty game" played by Intel, trying to promote the upcoming Wayland display server across all Linux distributions, except Ubuntu, which decided to have its own display server called Mir.

However, sources say that Canonical will not be intimidated by this mischievous move from Intel's management team, as they will regularly integrate XMir patches into each new release of Intel's Linux graphics driver.

 

[ponder]

The only company using MIR is Ubuntu and not even for their spins like kde, xfce, lxde. It will only be used for their unity based desktop & phone OS. I don't see why Intel should support this in upstream and dedicate resources to it.

I have not heard of any other distros with an interest in MIR, all I've heard is MIR being shunned. If I was intel I would also tell them to get lost.