Canonical axing X Windows: What will it mean for the next version of Ubuntu?
Date: November 8th, 2010
Author: Jack Wallen
Think about it - X Windows. How long has X Windows driven the desktop for Linux? Maybe since Linux had a desktop? This is HUGE! The very thought of a Linux without X Windows is staggering considering that nearly every application will have to be rewritten. Is the next announcement to be that Canonical is no longer going to ship with current Linux applications, but is instead going to develop applications on their own?
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