Linked by Anonymous Reader on Wed 21st Dec 2005 22:09 UTC
X11, Window Managers Yes it would be nice if X.org could use OpenGL directly for it's display and composition, but to date, nobody has made this possible. Is it wrong for a business to make it so? Since when does developing software for GNU products mean that they aren't allowed to do it privately? If Novell is developing XGL behind closed doors, and paying the developers to build it... Where's the problem?
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by on Thu 22nd Dec 2005 02:58 UTC

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I can't believe people are complaining about closed development when open development has already tried and died. And you're mad, not even because the company(s) won't give you what you couldn't make yourself, but because they won't give it to you fast enough? Sheesh.

Between OpenOffice and XGL, I'm thinking there's some things Open Source doesn't work well for. Is that what you're afraid people will think?