diff --git a/sources/news/Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate 'Unity 8 Desktop' Flavor to Aid Development.md b/sources/news/Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate 'Unity 8 Desktop' Flavor to Aid Development.md deleted file mode 100644 index fbb39e2acb..0000000000 --- a/sources/news/Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate 'Unity 8 Desktop' Flavor to Aid Development.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -alim0x translating - -Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate ‘Unity 8 Desktop’ Flavor to Aid Development -================================================================================ -![](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1.jpg) - -**The creation of a new Ubuntu flavour based on Unity 8 has been put forward by the Ubuntu Desktop Team.** - -Developer Iain Lane, who outlined the proposal on the team’s mailing list, says the addition of such a spin would allow developers and enthusiasts alike ‘to figure out the work that’s required to make a desktop product based on th[e] software usable’. - -Lane writes: - -> “The desktop team would like to add a new flavour (we don’t plan to have any formal releases at this point) of Ubuntu which contains the Unity 8 desktop and the new applications which have been developed for the touch project. -> The initial intention is to provide a product which developers can use to figure out the work that’s required to make a desktop product based on this software usable, and to create a space for experimentation to figure out the best ways of carrying out the required integration.” - -### ‘Default by Ubuntu 16.04’ ### - -The potential boons for an experimental distro at this juncture are evident. - -Canonical aims to reuse the same code from the phone and tablet versions of Ubuntu on the PC, albeit with a more traditional desktop guise, as part of their drive towards ‘convergence’. - -But with Unity 8 still under active development on both phone and tablet form factors — both of which have hardware releases looming — it’s understandable that major progress on shaping the PC face has been fairly slow. - -> ‘The boon of testing images of Unity 8 for regular PCs seems an astute proposal’ - -Ubuntu 14.04 LTS offers developers the chance to toy with a snapshot of tablet work through an installable Unity 8 desktop session that can be installed alongside the incumbent version, albeit with a few caveats. - -In creating a dedicated Unity 8 desktop image many of the limitations of the installable session would be alleviated. Not only would a live session make testing more accessible through a live USB or CD, but should also allow a wider range of experimentation and testing free from the pressures of affecting regular desktop users. - -A [blueprint][1] for the project says that the image (.iso) of the new spin ‘should become the default one by 16.04.’ - -With most engineering effort still being put toward bringing the mobile iterations up to spec, the current Compiz-based version (Unity 7, described as ‘in maintenance’ by developer) is likely to remain default on the desktop builds for the foreseeable future. - -Transitioning over to Unity 8 on the desktop also depends on timeframes for Mir, Canonical’s in-house display server/display protocol. With [optimistic forecasts on its desktop debut long since ceded to reality][2], more definite plans remain largely ambiguous or unannounced. There, work on supporting traditional desktop workflows in Mir – such as handling window compositing, task switching and multi-monitor setups – remains in the early stages, making the benefit of testing images for regular PCs seem, again, a rather astute proposal. - -How best to handle “click packages” (these are the custom runtime framework Unity 8/Mir apps use); whether resources to support ‘another flavour’ are available; and what name such a project should use are among the questions up for discussion. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -via: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/05/ubuntu-unity-8-desktop-flavour-discussed - -译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) - -本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创翻译，[Linux中国](http://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 - -[1]:https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/client-1410-unity8-desktop-iso -[2]:http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/03/mir-default-display-server-ubuntu-2016 diff --git a/translated/news/Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate ‘Unity 8 Desktop’ Flavor to Aid Development.md b/translated/news/Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate ‘Unity 8 Desktop’ Flavor to Aid Development.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..73f57375ae --- /dev/null +++ b/translated/news/Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate ‘Unity 8 Desktop’ Flavor to Aid Development.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +Ubuntu开发者们提议创建另外风格的‘Unity 8桌面’来帮助开发 +================================================================================ +![](http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1.jpg) + +**Ubuntu桌面团队已经提出创建一个基于Unity 8的新风格Ubuntu桌面的想法。** + +开发者Iain Lane概括了团队邮件列表中的提议，说，这样的一个转变所带来的东西会使开发者和爱好者们同样‘想弄明白制作出一个基于可用的软件的桌面产品需要做的工作’。 + +Lane写道： + +> “桌面团队想要增加一个新的Ubuntu桌面风格（目前我们不计划能有任何的正式发布版本），其中包含Unity 8桌面以及为触摸项目开发的新应用。 +> 这个想法的初衷是提供一个产品，开发者们能够使用它来弄清制作一个基于可用的软件的桌面产品需要做些什么，以及创造一片试验场来寻求解决所要求的集成问题的最佳途径。” + +### ‘默认预置于Ubuntu 16.04’ ### + +一个试验性的发行版在此刻所带来的好处是显而易见的。 + +Canonical旨在在PC上重复利用手机和平板版本的Ubuntu的代码，尽管有一个更加传统的桌面环境的伪装，但这是他们走向‘convergence（融合）’计划的一部分。 + +但Unity 8在手机和平板形态上的项目仍然处于活跃开发的状态————二者都有正在来临的硬件发布————在塑造PC面貌的主要进程上相当缓慢也是可以理解的。 + +> ‘在常规PC上测试Unity 8镜像的好处似乎是一个精明的提议’ + +尽管有些注意事项，但Ubuntu 14.04 LTS通过一个可与现存版本一同安装的Unity 8桌面会话，提供给开发者们一个测试平板版本快照的机会。 + +通过创建一个专用的Unity 8桌面镜像，可安装会话中的许多限制能够得到缓解。一个实时会话（live session）不仅能够使测试通过live USB或CD更加容易进行，也能够允许更大范围的试验，以及尽情测试而不用有会影响到常规桌面用户的压力。 + +这个项目的一个[蓝图][1]表明这个新转变的镜像（.iso）‘应该会在16.04中成为一个默认选项’。 + +在大多数的工程精力仍然集中于推进移动版本的迭代使其符合标准的情况下，目前基于Compiz的版本（Unity 7，开发者称为‘现维护版本’）在可预见的未来中仍然可能被作为默认选项。 + +在桌面上过渡到Unity 8同样也取决于Mir的时限————Canonical自行开发的显示服务器/显示协议。在[对Mir登场的乐观预测早已让步于现实][2]的情况下, 更明确的计划基本上仍然处于模糊或未宣布的状态。Mir对传统桌面工作流支持工作————如解决窗口合并，任务切换以及多显示器设置————仍处在早期阶段，从为常规PC测试镜像中获得收获，看起来又是一个精明的提议。 + +如何最好地解决“click packages”（这是Unity 8/Mir应用使用的定制运行时框架）；是否有足够的资源来支持开发‘另一风格’的桌面；以及这样的一个项目应该使用什么名称都还处在等待讨论的队列中。 + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/05/ubuntu-unity-8-desktop-flavour-discussed + +译者：[alim0x](https://github.com/alim0x) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创翻译，[Linux中国](http://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[1]:https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/client-1410-unity8-desktop-iso +[2]:http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/03/mir-default-display-server-ubuntu-2016