With Berlin you get antialiasing, alpha blending, higher-level protocols, coordinate transformations, resolution independence, device independence and much more.
I am already giving my X its first farewell kisses, Berlin will sure knock it out once it is usable.
P.S. Some people think Berlin is a 3D-Desktop, it is not! Quote from the FAQ about the use of OpenGL:
We're using the parts we would have to write anyway to accomplish our goals -- arbitrary linear transformations, subpixel coordinates, multiple colorspaces, anti-aliasing, transparency, NURBS, Z-ordering etc. Things like 3d surfaces, multiple light sources, phong shading, texture mapping, and even perspective projection are all turned off in berlin, which makes it run much faster.
You are wrong. There was a (now extinct) German Linux Distribution, Unifix, who got a POSIX compliance for their distribution. The problem: You have to reapply every time you change a single byte, which makes it a little expensive, especially with Linux changing every day.
Here are the important quotes from the original page:
"If we don't offer enough features at our servers, that justify our prices, it is our own fault. Apache is simply better than us, regarding hosting of multiple sites on one serverversion."
"StarOffice will not stay on the market."
About Linux: "One of the five problems that bother me before I sleep. But I still sleep rather well."
About the trial: "We broke no law. We will not join the fate of IBM, ten years trial and at the end loss of marketleadership."
AOL: "Cool Company. We will fight aggressively with AOL for marketshares."
Furthermore: There will be no Office 2000 for Apple. (Wait for 2001) 2 Million TestUsers didn't find many bugs in the past five months. M$ is now counting on the customers for that matter.
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With Berlin you get antialiasing, alpha blending, higher-level protocols, coordinate transformations, resolution independence, device independence and much more.
I am already giving my X its first farewell kisses, Berlin will sure knock it out once it is usable.
P.S. Some people think Berlin is a 3D-Desktop, it is not! Quote from the FAQ about the use of OpenGL:
You are wrong. There was a (now extinct) German Linux Distribution, Unifix, who got a POSIX compliance for their distribution. The problem: You have to reapply every time you change a single byte, which makes it a little expensive, especially with Linux changing every day.
Here are the important quotes from the original page:
"If we don't offer enough features at our servers, that justify our prices, it is our own fault. Apache is simply better than us, regarding hosting of multiple sites on one serverversion."
"StarOffice will not stay on the market."
About Linux:
"One of the five problems that bother me before I sleep. But I still sleep rather well."
About the trial:
"We broke no law. We will not join the fate of IBM, ten years trial and at the end loss of marketleadership."
AOL:
"Cool Company. We will fight aggressively with AOL for marketshares."
Furthermore:
There will be no Office 2000 for Apple. (Wait for 2001)
2 Million TestUsers didn't find many bugs in the past five months. M$ is now counting on the customers for that matter.