On Sunday 21 May 2006 08:36 am, Chris Thomas wrote: > I think the Linux desktop is headed down the same path, just at a > more conservative pace. The hot thing right now is XGL. It has all > the 3d desktop stuff and you need a decent Nvidia or ATI card to take > advantage of it. With the recent release of OpenSuse 10.1, the XGL is > included with the OS. It just isn't turned on by default. Redhat has > AIGLX, a similar technology to XGL, which will most likely be > included with FC6 and RHEL 5.
You make some good points, but it doesn't have to be this way. There are still lots of small footprint Linux systems and probably always will be. Do you subscribe to the Lugie list? There was a good point or two there in reply to my same post. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services 1254 So Waterman Ave., Suite 50, San Bernardino, CA 92408 Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html";
