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Looking-Glass Based Distro Reviewed

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the looking-at-the-looking-glass dept.

mymaxx writes "Tuxmachines.org has a review of LG3D, a LiveCD distro using Sun's Looking Glass technology. It looks very promising for the future of desktops, but it still has a ways to go." Tuxmachines also has a few screenshots for your viewing pleasure.

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  1. 0 comments already and images slashdotted already by Work+Account · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why can't editors add a sentence or two to stories or add a Coral Cache link?

    I mean, it's a small-ish site with screenshots and you're giving it /. FP

    Think it'll really last?

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  2. For everybody... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...who says that all open-source software can do is copy proprietary desktops.

    I think 3D interfaces have a long way to go and need work on display and input devices to become as usable as our current 2.5D interfaces, but at least this is something to shut up everybody who wants a 3D desktop or wants to moan about open-source software.

  3. That "revolutionary" 3D desktop thing again? by Flamekebab · · Score: 1, Insightful

    As the page is already slashdotted and CoralCache doesn't seem to be too happy either. Anyways, is this that 3D desktop thing that Sun were flaunting a while back?

    If the speed of Java is anything to go by, then I'm not interested.

    Furthermore, has anyone managed to make a 3D desktop/OS which is actually as good as it promises?

    Perhaps we could do with different monitors for such a thing, some sort of hologram or projection, maybe?

    I have a horrible feeling I'm not talking about the right tech, so I'll shut up now, although I'm sure my "Offtopic" modifiers are already in place..

  4. Re:Corel Cache. by JonLatane · · Score: 2, Insightful
    it's pretty trivial for those who can use the coral cache to type it in by hand

    Then would it not be equally (if not more, since you don't have to remember the weird URL) trivial to delete the Coral Cache part? Especially since people behind such firewalls are probably in the minority? If Coral links were included in the story, it could actually get cached before the server is a smoking mess.

  5. pfft! by Solapse · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is nothing particularly new as many people including fair newbies (such as me) have managed to get looking glass running in other distros. There was a nice faq/walktrhough for ubuntu. Although i've yet to try out this livecd I'm sure its a lot more stable than running lg3d in Hoary.

  6. Re:Funny, you make a negative comment... by mwaggs_jd · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nothing beats Enlightenment for eyecandy, and inovative window management... but I too would like to see more on light wieght GUI's. I have really been impressed with rescent develpement of XFCE.

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