Mir display server

E284586

Wayland compositor display server free and open-source software

Mir display server is a display server and compositor technology originally developed by Canonical for Ubuntu, intended as a modern alternative to traditional X11-based systems.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mir display server canonical	1
MirAL (Mir Abstraction Layer)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Wayland compositor ⓘ display server ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ
designGoal	better performance on mobile and embedded devices ⓘ modern alternative to X11 ⓘ secure application isolation ⓘ simplified graphics stack ⓘ
developer	Canonical Ltd. ⓘ
feature	Wayland client support ⓘ X11 client support via Xwayland ⓘ compositing window manager ⓘ hardware-accelerated rendering ⓘ input handling ⓘ multi-monitor support ⓘ
license	GPLv3 ⓘ GNU Lesser General Public License ⓘ surface form: LGPLv3 MIT License ⓘ
maintainer	Mir Server team ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ
originallyIntendedAs	replacement for X.Org Server ⓘ
originallyIntendedFor	Ubuntu ⓘ
partOf	Ubuntu ecosystem ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/MirServer/mir ⓘ
status	actively developed (as a Wayland compositor platform) ⓘ
supports	Internet of Things devices ⓘ convergence use cases ⓘ embedded systems ⓘ graphical shells ⓘ kiosk applications ⓘ
supportsCompositorAPI	Mir display server self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MirAL (Mir Abstraction Layer)
supportsDisplayServerRole	Wayland ⓘ surface form: Wayland server X11 host via Xwayland ⓘ
supportsHardware	DRM/KMS graphics stack ⓘ Mesa drivers ⓘ
supportsProtocol	Wayland ⓘ XWayland ⓘ surface form: X11 (via Xwayland)
supportsSecurityModel	confinement with Snap packages ⓘ
supportsToolkit	Wayland ⓘ surface form: GTK (via Wayland) Qt (via QtMir and Wayland) ⓘ
targetPlatform	IoT ⓘ desktop ⓘ embedded ⓘ mobile ⓘ
usedIn	Ubuntu Touch (historically) ⓘ surface form: Ubuntu Phone (historically) Ubuntu Touch (historically) ⓘ Ubuntu convergence prototypes ⓘ
website	https://mir-server.io ⓘ

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Subject: Mir display server
Description of subject: Mir display server is a display server and compositor technology originally developed by Canonical for Ubuntu, intended as a modern alternative to traditional X11-based systems.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

X11 → influenced → Mir display server ⓘ

Mir display server → supportsCompositorAPI → Mir display server self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: MirAL (Mir Abstraction Layer)