X.Org 7.1 has been released from its binary driver jail to the (un?)stable masses! Does it build? Only on Tuesdays! Does it run? Often! Will it damage your system? I like cheese!
A summary of new features, quoted from the GWN: "This release features the addition of accelerated indirect GLX (AIGLX), which allows for eye candy such as the Compiz window/compositing manager, as well as running 3D accelerated display walls with Xdmx. X.Org 7.1 also integrates the kdrive (TinyX) servers for embedded systems into the xorg-server package with the kdrive USE flag. The kdrive integration additionally provides Xephyr, an enhanced Xnest-like client. Numerous video drivers also received significant updates." I also add that many, many bugs were fixed. To run Compiz using AIGLX, xorg-server must be build with the "aiglx" USE-flag. This is known to cause some EXA slowdowns (bug #147841). Joshua Baergen
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