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Sun to GPL Project Looking Glass

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the java-eye-candy dept.

elleomea writes "According to The Register, Sun is releasing Project Looking Glass, their new GNU/Linux based 3D window managing system, under the GPL during their JavaOne conference (beginning today)." The screenshots of Looking Glass make it out to be very pretty. I'm not sure if I have the spare CPU cycles to power such an environment, but it's sure nice to drool over.

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  1. No! by turgid · · Score: 5, Funny
    No! But Sun is evil! Sun is in league with M$ and SCO to bring about a 1000 year reign in blood! Slashbot brain can't take any more.... timfoil helmet has ruptured... rotary spacewaves have penetrated.....Arrrggghhhh!!!!

    Game over. Insert Coin to Play.

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    1. Re:No! by kfg · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sun is evil!

      That is correct, and the fact that they are releasing a 3D desktop that lets you open your documents at unreadable angles and allows unethical vendors to print EULAs on the back of things only proves it even more.

      KFG

  2. It's Java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    NO ONE will have the cycles to run this. Ever.

  3. Can someone please tell me by afidel · · Score: 2, Funny

    How having multiple Mozilla windows open and at 90 degrees horizontal is somehow more efficient than having multiple tabs open?!? I mean I really don't see how this is supposed to improve efficiency at all.

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  4. Looking Glass by Aexia · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this some sort of high-concept System Shock 3?

    Where's SHODAN? Where are my cybernetic zombies?

    Looks like they dumbed down the interface so they could an X-Box port as well.

    Shame shame.

  5. Jurassic technology by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

    "This is a UNIX system! I know this..."

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  6. Re:Hypocrites by mahdi13 · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, it still sucks and is useless no matter what platform it's for

    It will suck even more if MS does it

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  7. If I get to use it... by Zorilla · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...I'll be waiting for psyonic monkeys that sound like chimps to start throwing brainwaves at me from behind the browser window.

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    It would be cool if it didn't suck.
  8. Re:Pretty... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ahhh you miss the obvious:

    3D Porn!!!

  9. Re:When I see it by FireballFreddy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please tell us, when Java is Open Source, how will standards compliance be enforced?

    Big fucking sticks.

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  10. Re:Pretty... by discstickers · · Score: 2, Funny

    I believe that's called a "woman". You should look into those.

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  11. Re:When I see it by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny
    Please tell us, when Java is Open Source, how will standards compliance be enforced?

    I couldn't agree more. The last thing I want to see is a repeat of the gigantic mess caused by the many incompatible Perl and Python forks floating around.

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  12. Re:Looks "pretty"... by node+3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    In fact, this shot is nothing more than the background!

    Oh, sweet! Where can I download Looking Glass?!!! I NEED IT NOW!!!