Phoronix has published an article covering a majority of the changes that will be making their way into NVIDIA's next Linux display drivers: the 1.0-9XXX series. Of the changes to come is Quad SLI, improved nvidia-xsettings, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, OpenGL 2.1, GLSL 1.2, and other fixes. No release date is reported.
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//Since AIGLX is integrated with Xorg 7.1, once the proprietary Nvidia and ATI drivers support GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, there will be no reason to install Xgl.//
The latest version of drivers from Nvidia (and I think also ATI) do support GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, and there is already no reason to install Xgl.
AFAIK Xorg 7.1 with AIGLX will already work using the latest drivers.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=535&num=1
Edited 2006-09-20 22:57
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Didn't you read your link yourself?
Quote:
"One of the prominent additions to X.Org 7.1 was the inclusion of AIGLX, which requires the OpenGL GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap extension. For those NVIDIA users wanting to use AIGLX, you will need to wait for the Linux 1.0-9XXX drivers. ATI had delivered their X.Org v7.1 supported Linux proprietary drivers last month, but likewise they continue to lack the GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap support."
Both nVidia and ATI lack support for this extension in their latest drivers.
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2005-11-05
Since AIGLX is integrated with Xorg 7.1, once the proprietary Nvidia and ATI drivers support GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, there will be no reason to install Xgl. This will help Desktop linux in general because AIGLX supports DRI and Xgl doesn't. From what I remember reading, several ideas and some code from Davidr's Xgl were shared with AIGLX.
With only one compositing x server, the developers will be more free to collaborate and development will pick up. This is a win win for everyone using an Open Source desktop!