OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/18124/Introducing_Compiz_Fusion Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:33 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249560 http://osnews.com/thread?249560 great name: can be taken or understood on different levels;
I am using it actualy on an Ubuntu 'box' and despite some bug and missing some loved plugins (3d by exemple) the new compiz-beryl children seems well born.
Great again and thd of thanks to trevinio for sharing it's compils ...*
Just a, maybe, usefull add, the new site is here:
http://www.opencompositing.org/Edited 2007-06-21 16:34 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flojlg) Comments Good lucky http://osnews.com/thread?249565 http://osnews.com/thread?249565 I have nothing against this new name... actually, it's very fitting to the project IMHO.

I wish good luck to the project and hope everyone who contributed to beryl somehow continue to contribute to it with its new face, as contributing to the community is much more important than names and, ultimately, politics. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (JrezIN) Comments What about VMWare? http://osnews.com/thread?249569 http://osnews.com/thread?249569 There's already VMWare Fusion? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mkools) Comments RE: What about VMWare? http://osnews.com/thread?249573 http://osnews.com/thread?249573 Good thing that "VMWare Fusion" starts with "VMWare" and not "Compiz" like "Compiz Fusion" does.

Although, you're right... someone might confuse Compiz Fusion with Denny's "Fruit Fusion" line of drinks. Oh noes! Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:58:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (elanthis) Comments RE: What about VMWare? http://osnews.com/thread?249574 http://osnews.com/thread?249574 I don't see any problems with that. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (yanik) Comments Nice movie http://osnews.com/thread?249577 http://osnews.com/thread?249577 Heres a nice movie showing off some of the (new) features that will be in the first release of Compiz-Fusion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (maxx_730) Comments Or the Ford Fusion or the Gilette Fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249581 http://osnews.com/thread?249581 Or the Ford Fusion or the Gilette Fusion. Pick something else! Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (stodge) Comments RE: Nice movie http://osnews.com/thread?249584 http://osnews.com/thread?249584 and nice music too!
lol Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flojlg) Comments More name jokes... http://osnews.com/thread?249601 http://osnews.com/thread?249601 Don't forget nuclear fusion. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (nlvivar) Comments Another fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249606 http://osnews.com/thread?249606 A famous fusion...Brundlefly! Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bolomkxxviii) Comments great http://osnews.com/thread?249609 http://osnews.com/thread?249609 Great name, can't wait for a release, this is going to rock! Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (diego) Comments good name http://osnews.com/thread?249611 http://osnews.com/thread?249611 but when does the first compiz fusion code get released?

and is it based on the compiz 0.5 development code? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (REMF) Comments RE[2]: What about VMWare? http://osnews.com/thread?249616 http://osnews.com/thread?249616 hmm, if they manage to do that, i wonder how they would vote of bin laden was listed as a candidate for us president... Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (hobgoblin) Comments hehe http://osnews.com/thread?249620 http://osnews.com/thread?249620 cant wait for fusion and kde4 to be out Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (diego) Comments RE: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249621 http://osnews.com/thread?249621
Just a, maybe, usefull add, the new site is here:
http://www.opencompositing.org/


I think this is also just temporarily. It seems logical to me that they will build a new site on compiz-fusion.orgEdited 2007-06-21 19:19 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:19:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (thecas) Comments Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249622 http://osnews.com/thread?249622 If they get rid of "compiz" I think it would be better for the project. We in the open-source community have a lot of, well weird and interesting names and we get used to them when we see them in print.
BUT, please say "compiz" a couple times out loud to another human being and it sounds rather silly.

Just my 2 cents-I rather liked "Beryl" Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Colonel Panic) Comments RE: What about VMWare? http://osnews.com/thread?249629 http://osnews.com/thread?249629 """
There's already VMWare Fusion?
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Since they are completely different products, unlikely to be confused, they should be fine from both a trademark law and a community perspective. I don't really see a problem.

IBPhoenix is the only entity I can think of who might raise a stink over it, if they had a project named "Fusion". And so far as I know, they don't. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249631 http://osnews.com/thread?249631 I always liked the name "Compiz".. I would think the kind of people who would be confused/turned off by an unfamiliar sounding name are probably the kind of people who don't need to know what the window manager on their computer is called anyway. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Schmeggma) Comments RE: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249644 http://osnews.com/thread?249644 I think Compiz is a much more descriptive-sounding name--it makes it clear that it has something to do with compositing. Beryl has a certain ring to it but ultimately brings to mind the metal beryllium rather than anything to do with compositing. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Moochman) Comments Solid sounding name http://osnews.com/thread?249663 http://osnews.com/thread?249663 Compiz Fusion. This sounds solid and is catchy/easy memorable.Browser: Opera/9.50 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/4.0.8462/20; U; en) Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Dr-ROX) Comments RE: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249669 http://osnews.com/thread?249669 When Gnome and KDE get their own native compositing engines, who will want Compiz? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Xaero_Vincent) Comments RE: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249670 http://osnews.com/thread?249670 What we have here is a Compiz fork re-merging with Compiz. It should be called... Compiz. There is no "fusion" going on. It's more like "reconciliation." But that's an incredibly bad name.

If the Beryl folks are so adamant about the resulting name not being simply Compiz, but are willing to accept an extension of that name, then there are better extensions than Fusion. Maybe something that reflects the nature of the project. How about... Compiz FX? Or simply... FX? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (butters) Comments RE[2]: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249679 http://osnews.com/thread?249679 What we have here is a Compiz fork re-merging with Compiz. It should be called... Compiz. There is no "fusion" going on. It's more like "reconciliation." But that's an incredibly bad name.

what about "Reunion" then?
uhm, perhaps it sounds a bit too FF7AC-ish, but anyway ... : Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (silix) Comments RE: Nice movie http://osnews.com/thread?249693 http://osnews.com/thread?249693 Hmm, that AddHelper plug-in looks sweet. Does that mean I've got ADD? ;) Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (John Nilsson) Comments RE[2]: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249699 http://osnews.com/thread?249699 """
How about... Compiz FX? Or simply... FX?
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How about "Compositing Window Manager"? Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments RE: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249702 http://osnews.com/thread?249702 I rather like the Compiz name, and it doesn't sound silly.
Actually, here in sweden, we have a very similar word, kompis, that is pronounced the same and means friend/buddy.
What's so silly about that? ;) Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (plague) Comments Who Cares? http://osnews.com/thread?249713 http://osnews.com/thread?249713 For most users, the name of something that should be seamlessly integrated into whatever distro it winds up in is largely irrelevant. This sort of functionality should not be seen as a separate application that needs a catchy name. Frankly, I think it would be better for the major DEs (Gnome, KDE, XFCE) to use whatever code works from Compiz et al and tightly integrate it, and I really don't see Compiz Fusion lasting very long once the DEs have a good compositing solution built-in. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Obscurus) Comments RE[2]: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249716 http://osnews.com/thread?249716 When Gnome and KDE get their own native compositing engines, who will want Compiz?

Perhaps someone who wants all of those effects. GNOME will probably not offer many plugins because of their focus on simplicity. Furthermore compiz already has a large community with a lot of plugins and users. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (abraxas) Comments less is more http://osnews.com/thread?249722 http://osnews.com/thread?249722 GNOME will probably not offer many plugins because of their focus on simplicity.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this. I like the Gnome mantra of less is more. It doesn't get in your way and it is not distracting. Also less eye candy gives you better performance. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (buff) Comments RE[2]: Compiz? http://osnews.com/thread?249790 http://osnews.com/thread?249790
What we have here is a Compiz fork re-merging with Compiz. It should be called... Compiz. There is no "fusion" going on. It's more like "reconciliation." But that's an incredibly bad name.


Beryl was fork of compiz, but many of the plugins for beryl were then ported back to compiz. Fusion isn't a bad name, since that's effectively what is happening anyways. ;) Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (elsewhere) Comments RE[3]: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249827 http://osnews.com/thread?249827 Why invest developers' time re-inventing the wheel? Gnome should just bundle Compiz Fusion, only including a few plugins by default (in keeping with their "less is more" philosophy), and then allow the user to add more or turn on more features if they want. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:25:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (zerohalo) Comments Who gives a fu__ what the name is? http://osnews.com/thread?249890 http://osnews.com/thread?249890 Just show me the CODE.

For all I care it could be called 'Window Manager'. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Anon) Comments RE: Who gives a fu__ what the name is? http://osnews.com/thread?249896 http://osnews.com/thread?249896 For all I care it could be called 'Window Manager'.

Actually, we could call it "The Window Manager", or "twm" for short. Oh wait... ;) Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MattPie) Comments RE[2]: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?249996 http://osnews.com/thread?249996 I've actually heard talk that they're thinking more about replacing Metacity with Compiz rather than putting this stuff into Metacity...

Main show stopper right now is that Compiz isn't a very complete window manager - no window snapping being the most obvious of the downfalls... when that is done, I'd expect Compiz to replace Metacity. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Lunitik) Comments RE[3]: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?250032 http://osnews.com/thread?250032 There's a "snapping windows" plugin available in fusion now.

Adam Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:59:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (adamk) Comments RE: Or the Ford Fusion or the Gilette Fusion http://osnews.com/thread?250056 http://osnews.com/thread?250056 Feisty Fusion, perhaps? Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (diskinetic) Comments RE[3]: fusion http://osnews.com/thread?250141 http://osnews.com/thread?250141 I wouldn't be surprised to see them replace Metacity with Compiz. Isn't that how Metacity came to be, a Gnome compatible window manager that was better than the old one? Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bsharitt) Comments RE[2]: What about VMWare? http://osnews.com/thread?250164 http://osnews.com/thread?250164 And let us not forget nuclear fusion. Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:28:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jbrader) Comments RE: hehe http://osnews.com/thread?250228 http://osnews.com/thread?250228 The only thing I don't like is the "cube" effect. Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (juno_106) Comments RE[2]: hehe http://osnews.com/thread?250250 http://osnews.com/thread?250250 So don't use it. You can switch to the desktop plane or the desktop wall.

Adam Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (adamk) Comments