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Metisse - New Looking Glass Alternative

Posted by timothy on from the requires-a-wallet-downgrade dept.

Interested in a 3D desktop? zoso submitted news about about a project called Metisse, writing "There is working and freely available alternative to the (soon to be released under GPL) Sun Looking Glass 3D desktop ( Slashdot story here) If you have spare CPU/GPU cycles just go download and compile the first publicly available version of this X Desktop. Everything looks nice (screenshots here), has OpenGL support, transparency and all other whistles...."

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  1. Yes! by ksilebo · · Score: -1, Troll

    Quickly! Apple must integrate something like this into 10.4!

    Justify that $100+ we're going to spend on an OS upgrade!

  2. Re:can someone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FUNNY???

    how the hell is this funny? this is just someone being closed minded and not fully thinking through the potential this could have. It is this kind of closed minded thinking that casued our dependancy on MicroSoft, guns, welfare, drugs, and oil, and created situatuion where thousands of people died. This type of comments should not be rewarded but punished! shame on you moderators!

  3. French!!! Well screw it then. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If its is French it probably just randomly vetos any action I attempt just to show its independence.

  4. My 2c rant karma be darned to place with less heat by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 0, Troll

    Its not asthetically pleaseing. Its freaken' ugly! I'll be the first to say it. THE EMPORER HAS NO CLOTHES! While I'm at it, I freakin hate aqua too! Not only are newer desktops requiring more and more cpu cycles, they are becoming uglier and decreasing productivity! To me the hallmark of gui design was be. But I suppose if they were still around in their original constitition, they would be just as amped about a 3d desktop or eye candy. damn hippies! If Sun wants their linux distro in corprerations in mass quanitty they had better rethink looking glass. Corperations just aren't that stupid.

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    Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.