On 8/31/07, Craig White <craig@tobyhouse.com> wrote:
On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 11:00 -0700, Josh Coffman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a way to make compiz or beryl work
> with fast user switching. (using fedora 7 if that matters). 3d desktop
> isn't a big deal to me but its a nice way to impress people with
> linux.. plus one of the launcher panels I like needs a composite
> window manager to work.
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I always thought that the impressive thing to demonstrate was stability,
text based configuration files, automated installations/updates and of
course free software.
Eye candy things like compiz/beryl are hardly stable and are impressive
only for people that know little about computers. Thus a compiz/beryl
demonstration is perfect for pointy haired bosses but few else.
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Craig White <craig@tobyhouse.com>
3d desktop is impressive to the casual over-the-shoulder peek at a coffee shop, or showing someone something on your machine like a youtube video briefly..
Craig, you're right, but unfortunately my opportunities to introduce linux are limited to first impressions. For first impressions, style is usually more impressive than substance.
-j