Comment 6 for bug 1149581

"Mir will cause fragmentation in Linux on desktop"

It's certainly a valid argument and probably true. However as the debate rages, everyone should keep in mind:

1. The existence of this project is not a "bug" in the code of branch lp:mir so should not have been logged on bugs.launchpad.net.

2. "Linux" is not an operating system. It is a kernel. There are other operating systems based on Linux such as Android.

3. "Wayland" is a protocol and a couple of libraries, but not a compositor/display server. The compositor/display server is "Weston".

4. "Mir" is a compositor/display server. It is also a protocol but could be modified to use the Wayland protocol in theory. It's not impossible but is a whole separate argument about whether it should. That's probably the real argument here.

5. "Canonical" is a commercial enterprise and needs market differentiation like any enterprise. So arguably, some fragmentation is a necessity for Canonical.

7. All of Mir is open source. Can we celebrate that fact a little?

These are my personal opinions and not necessarily the opinions of my employer :)