Combine these evolutions with what may be the coolest GUI addition to come from Microsoft in a while (maybe ever): the mouse that knows when your hand is on it. see the related Slashdot Article from last October. (the links into Microsoft's research site all seem to be dead) basically, one of the things a pressure-sensitive mouse (combined with an aware windowmanager) could do is hide icons/menus until you put your hand on the mouse. Now that graphics and processor hardware is starting to be capable of fast transparencies, i can imagine some very cool GUI evolutions. but, as has been said, these are just refinements of the WIMP (Windows Icons, Mouse, Pointer) idea of a GUI. what would be a revolution? 3d displays? nah, not on a 2d display device, although on a holographic display that might be usable. And i want a "focus follows eyes" function in X.
Corel is a familiar name to most Windows users, definately the most visible software company (besides the recent marketing of RHAT) to jump in with both feet. Seeing them get serious about Linux could be a VGT in winning some converts. I think they're on track... a beta now, a release before the EOY... most of the work has already been done by those of us using Debian GNU/Linux (on which CL is based). I would guess the 'beta' part would be the installation and package management. Debian is fantastic 'under the hood,' but the face is pretty ugly. If Corel could beautify the interface on apt and the installation, that'd be marvelous. Imagine this: a five CD set, with CL, CorelDraw/Linux, Corel Office/Linux, for $99. Think a lot of people would jump at the chance to have practically all the software they'd ever need for $99? I'd be quite interested in that. Linux needs Corel Draw, and could use a great distro that isn't RedHat. It'll make RH, Caldera, SuSE, and the rest better. Competition is good. And Corel gets points for using the fantastic Debian package system, allowing for painless software installation and upgrades, something the other commercial distros sorely lack.
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Combine these evolutions with what may be the coolest GUI addition to come from Microsoft in a while (maybe ever): the mouse that knows when your hand is on it. see the related Slashdot Article from last October. (the links into Microsoft's research site all seem to be dead) basically, one of the things a pressure-sensitive mouse (combined with an aware windowmanager) could do is hide icons/menus until you put your hand on the mouse. Now that graphics and processor hardware is starting to be capable of fast transparencies, i can imagine some very cool GUI evolutions. but, as has been said, these are just refinements of the WIMP (Windows Icons, Mouse, Pointer) idea of a GUI. what would be a revolution? 3d displays? nah, not on a 2d display device, although on a holographic display that might be usable. And i want a "focus follows eyes" function in X.
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206.184.214.11:80 * Linux 1.3.xx, 2.0.0 to 2.0.34
doesn't give architecture, tho
Corel is a familiar name to most Windows users, definately the most visible software company (besides the recent marketing of RHAT) to jump in with both feet. Seeing them get serious about Linux could be a VGT in winning some converts. I think they're on track... a beta now, a release before the EOY... most of the work has already been done by those of us using Debian GNU/Linux (on which CL is based). I would guess the 'beta' part would be the installation and package management. Debian is fantastic 'under the hood,' but the face is pretty ugly. If Corel could beautify the interface on apt and the installation, that'd be marvelous. Imagine this: a five CD set, with CL, CorelDraw/Linux, Corel Office/Linux, for $99. Think a lot of people would jump at the chance to have practically all the software they'd ever need for $99? I'd be quite interested in that. Linux needs Corel Draw, and could use a great distro that isn't RedHat. It'll make RH, Caldera, SuSE, and the rest better. Competition is good. And Corel gets points for using the fantastic Debian package system, allowing for painless software installation and upgrades, something the other commercial distros sorely lack.
"ex-Microsoft guy, ex-Sun guy and Linus... getting along together..." of course. the first two are EX-MS and EX-Sun. (read: back from the brainwashed)