As Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex development continues, Phoronix is reporting that there has been some discussion on the ubuntu-devel mailing list about removing or disabling bullet-proof X, a feature designed to make it so that a user is never kicked into a command line interface (CLI) due to display problems. The basic argument for doing this is that there have been a number of unfixed bugs in bullet-proof X and, as pointed out by Phoronix, advanced users may prefer being kicked to a CLI to debug the problem.

While these are reasonable arguments, I don’t think dropping a good idea, in this case bullet-proof X, is, well, a good idea. To be fair, there is some discussion of replacing bullet-proof X with a more integrated solution to accomplish the same thing, which would be fine. What I am worried about is simply dropping it and potentially scaring new users away.

Right now nothing is certain, though, so don’t get too upset.

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