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Fedora's OpenGL Composite Desktop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-that-could-be-pretty dept.

An anonymous reader writes "First we had Novell's XGL and Compiz technology, which allows for OpenGL-based composite rendering on the Linux desktop. Now Fedora has created the Advanced Indirect GL X project, which aims for similar desktop effects but with a simpler implementation. Sure, at the end of the day it's just eye candy, but make no mistake - the Linux desktop is due for a massive shake-up!"

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  1. From the FAQ, We Read... by Illbay · · Score: -1, Troll
    Q. How does this affect application developers?

    A. In theory, it doesn't. If you use Gtk2 or Qt or cairo or whatever, you still program to the same API and your applications shouldn't be affected. The only people really affected should be people who are writing compositing managers and window managers.

    Okay, so why do I care? One of the problems I have with Linux is the "gee-whiz" technology shrouded in layers of techno-babble. As a computer hobbyist who hasn't written a line of code since GWBASIC back in college, what are you going to show me that gets me excited enough to want this technology on my desktop?

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  2. Wanted to see the demo movies by TheSkepticalOptimist · · Score: 0, Troll

    But they are in ogg format. Didn't even know there was a ogg video format. As long as the Linux world continues to alienate those using Windows, I don't care about it.

    I.e. Make the vides in WMV or even just avi or divx format and then let all the billions of PC users see what they are missing and possibly want to move over to Linux, instead of just catering to the millions of linux users that happen to use OGG. Its like preaching to the choir, they already heard that sermon thousands of times.

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  3. KDE does it by gentimjs · · Score: 0, Troll

    KDE does it just fine. Not to troll, but once you escape the clutches of the "options confuse the users" Gnome desktop, its amazing what you can do ...

  4. Re:Goose for the gander by penrodyn · · Score: -1, Troll

    Obviously I touched a raw nerve here, confused or not. As Windows users tend to have good paying jobs we can usually afford to buy nice computers so the problem of not having a powerful enough computer is not really an issue. Of course if you can't afford a nice computer than sure use Linux, it's ideal for the third-world in this respect.

  5. Re:The "eye candy" mentality by nagora · · Score: 0, Troll

    Dickhead.

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