Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 19th Sep 2006 15:07 UTC, submitted by SEJeff

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Many of the tools are "hackish", and unprofessional but Quinnstorm has the most features out there
That's the same impression I got when I tried the Quinnstorm packages. When I initially tried the original XGL/Compiz combo, I was surprised by how stable and well-thought out the individual features appeared. I did not get this impression with Quinnstorm/Beryl at all. This fork makes sense to me, so we can have a testbed for experimental features and hacking, as well as a more sober original version.
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2005-08-22
I've been using Quinnstorm for a few months now.
Anyone who cares about compositing on the linux desktop should see this as a very good thing. The Quinnstorm package has had more features than Compiz since its inception. And recently, a lot of new features have been added to configure and personalize the various effects.
Many of the tools are "hackish", and unprofessional but Quinnstorm has the most features out there, provide great support at #xgl @ irc.freenode.net.
Rather than write their own compositing effects, Metacity developers should work with the Quinnstorm people to better integrate the projects.