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		hazov on March 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu will switch from X window server to Mir For those that are curious this is a good diagram by Alison Chaiken about the two major ways of the architecture of Linux graphics: http://she-devel.com/Linux_Android_Graphics_Stacks.svg I believe Mir will just be a custom tailored SurfaceFlinger, I just do not understand why Canonical will not use SurfaceFlinger. EDIT: Maybe because SurfaceFlinger is built with OpenGLES in mind? I don't really know.

sandGorgon on March 5, 2013 [–]

I have this question as well. Especially since they have already done so much work around Android for Ubuntu touch, why not simply build, what will essentially be desktop Android with a Unity Shell.

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