Linux - XGL Technology

xgp · Post by **xgp** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:19 am

Really amazing!
See by yourself:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ux&pl=true

SoulReaper · Post by **SoulReaper** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:53 am

I am blown away

one of the best desktops i have ever seen, if only linux had the following windows as

Novel XGL really is a step in the right direction

Regards
Kevin

USCode · Post by **USCode** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:13 am

Is there supposed to be any audio?

SoulReaper · Post by **SoulReaper** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:18 am

No Audio I just Checked the XGL demo again

But it looks Great

Regards
Kevin

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:13 am

That looked good.

Bonne_den_kule · Post by **Bonne_den_kule** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:35 am

That effects is very sexy

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:32 am

looks sexy, but what is it?

Killswitch · Post by **Killswitch** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:48 am

So when Linux has a heavily effect driven desktop with some 3D elements it's sexy - but when Windows does it's "system bloat"....Hmmm....

(I'm not directly talking about anyone here, just on general Vista comments I've read).

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:51 am

Vista's aeroglasses aren't better than that.

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:12 am

And it's bloated

Post by **Dare2** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:31 am

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:47 pm

And you can remove it if you don't like it^^

dracflamloc · Post by **dracflamloc** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:07 pm

Its also much more lightweight than Windows aeropoo.

A quick comparison: Similarly loaded system with some apps running in Linux with XGL: 190mb ram. Vista Beta: 400mb

Also note that XGL runs OpenGL and doesn't have to initialize an entire environment (sound, net, etc) like DirectX does because OpenGL is graphics only. Plus OpenGL has always been faster (Why do you think every workstation in professional engineering runs an OpenGL card?)

Nik · Post by **Nik** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:42 pm

Wait and see I might install XGL on Dapper Drake as soon as the flights become more stable, another good thing is that on Linux you aren't los when your windowing system stops working you have still more than enough tools to get it working again and if you don't care you can just work from the commandline from then on

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:45 pm

dracflamloc wrote:Plus OpenGL has always been faster

Not true.