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Berlin Packages Released For Debian

Posted by Hemos on from the more-fun-with-graphical-displays dept.

A reader writes: "Berlin ? testing packages for Debian are available from the Debian website and should soon be moved to unstable, according to their the Berlin consortium website." The Berlin website (which looks great, IMHO) has an excellent architecture FAQ - the Berlin vs. X is very well done.Update: 09/01 12:41 PM GMT by H : A number of people have e-mailed me about some....wonkiness...if you view the Berlin vs X page using Internet Explorer. I'd advise using something else.

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  1. Entire desktop?? by Bullschmidt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Furthermore, Berlin's archicture allows for anything to be transparent, from a single widget to the entire desktop

    So.. if the entire desktop is transparent.. what do you see.. the inside of your monitor??

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    1. Re:Entire desktop?? by gid · · Score: 2, Funny
      Two atoms are walking down the street. One bumps into a pole, and he says: "Ack, I think I lost an electron."

      The other atom asks, "Are you sure?"

      The first atom replies, "Yes I'm positive."

  2. sure... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    In version 0.2 there will be a terminal application with 100% true transparency.

    it's there! trust us!

  3. Berlin, eh? by psych031337 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...so do they have a firewall included in the package?

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