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Compiz Gets Thumbs-Up for Gutsy Gibbon

Posted by Zonk on from the cheeky-monkey dept.

Da Chronic writes "After a vigorous debate at the last Ubuntu Technical Board meeting, the board decided to ship Ubuntu 7.10 with Compiz enabled by default. The decision was made despite the fact that Compiz still has some significant issues relating to drivers and Xorg. 'For instance, there are some problems — like accelerated video playback issues with Intel drivers — that can only be resolved by using the EXA accelerated rendering framework which is still not ready yet. When asked why Intel isn't addressing the driver issue, technical board member Mathew Garrett explained that "Intel are working on the basis that composited desktops won't be ready for rolling out until EXA is stable enough anyway, so it's not a concern [for them].' In the end, all but one member voted to include Compiz in Gutsy."

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  1. Re:What's worrying me... by everphilski · · Score: 5, Funny

    What name will they use for the release that comes after the "zesty zebra" release?!?

    anonymous anorexic anacondas

  2. General public by general_public · · Score: 5, Funny

    general public is not going to buy into this.

    Actually I love Ubuntu and am looking forward to upgrading to Gutsy when it comes out.

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  3. Re:View from the bottom by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    They won't care about bloat until they are running their own network.

    Or until they find it in one of the hookers you mentioned.

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  4. PureEyeSugar by Nosklo · · Score: 5, Funny

    OOOOOHHH!!! My Eyes! They have Diabetis now! Too much candy!!

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