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Enlightenment DR17 On the Linux Desktop

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the zen-and-the-art-of-x dept.

StephenJoiner writes "There's a new review on Mad Penguin of the latest VectorLinux release, which includes the in-development Enlightenment DR17 desktop. As far as I know, this is the first time DR17 has appeared on a production desktop... even as a "technology preview". All I have to say is Enlightenment on VectorLinux is absolutely off the scale." Enlightenment was in Slashdot news earlier for both the involvement with Elive and their use of Epeg bits to deal with thumbnailing.

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  1. But... by Eugene+Webby · · Score: 0, Funny

    Does it run Lin..

  2. I was wondering abou that. by keilinw · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was wondering what happened to Enlightenment!

  3. Slashdot editors know their readers by PetriBORG · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly the editors know their readers so well! Due to the overly popular method of not reading the article, editors have apparently stopped including links to them all together so that readers aren't bothered by those nasty changes in text colors.

    Well done.

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    1. Re:Slashdot editors know their readers by sootman · · Score: 3, Funny

      ...so that readers aren't bothered by those nasty changes in text colors.

      Actually, the jump from green to grey was a bit startling, but at least this story wasn't posted in IT.

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  4. Re:Ok.. by terrymr · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now we're not even linking to TFA ... i guess that's one more reason people won't read it.

  5. Hook!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its off the hook! Not off the scale.

    Jeez, don't you know anything about the hip-hop subculture?

  6. Get with the program by mindwar · · Score: 3, Funny

    i believe the question is if it runs OSx86 these days.

  7. Precision in all things by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 5, Funny
    All I have to say is Enlightenment on VectorLinux is absolutely off the scale.

    Which way?

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  8. I've been enlightened. by kwieland+in+stl · · Score: 2, Funny


    eHave eYou? (iApple and KDE?)

  9. girls by shawn443 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Real men don't use desktops, they use twm and throw down with some .twmrc

    Seriously though, while those screenshots do look nice, I haven't yet looked at a flashy desktop and wished it on my system. I prefer every ounce of my cpu going to my applications. top -p 4148 just showed twm using .07 of my memory and exactly 0.0 of my cpu.

    1. Re:girls by DaCool42 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I can't believe you use that outdated WM! Get with the times and switch to FVWM!

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  10. Re:Stable, beautiful.... by killmenow · · Score: 2, Funny
    Unless you can provide me with an application that demands "mission critical eye candy"
    Hello?! Pr0n, dude. Duh!
  11. Re:Vapourware by sp0rk173 · · Score: 2, Funny

    particularly if you take into account that it actually looks half decent.

    Unlike FVWM.

  12. Re:My Heart! by ozamosi · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think it will be released right after Debian Sar... Oh, wait! Never mind...

  13. It's a trap! by MrHanky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Read the name backwards: It's evile. EVIL-E! Get it? It will suck out your soul and install a Microsoft OS. Better stick to KDE until enlightenment has a distribution approved by the Pope.