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Re: Sun's Looking Glass Now Available for Linux

  • Subject: Re: Sun's Looking Glass Now Available for Linux
  • From: "George Ellison (undercover)" <notamisfit1@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: 7 Sep 2006 19:21:30 -0700
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Jerry McBride wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> > I am not entirely sure if it's new.
> >
> > Welcome to Project Looking Glass!
> >
> > Download and Installation: Linux/Solaris x86, Windows
> >
> > Summer of Code Project sponsored by Google
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | At the moment, existing application integration is supported for Linux
> > | and Solaris x86 platforms. The platform for 3D application development
> > | is available for Linux, Solaris and Windows platforms.
> > `----
> >
> > https://lg3d.dev.java.net/
> >
> > I personally think that Compiz/XGL is far more impressive. Perhaps the
> > Windows camp could beefit with some 3-D that goes beyond that utterly
> > useless 'flip mode'.
>
> It's java and it's released under the GPL with strings attached. The demo
> movie is quite impressive, but like yourself... I'll bet my money on XGL.
>
> Cheers, Roy.
>
>
> --
>
> Jerry McBride

There's been a LiveCD out for some time now. Gave it a spin about a
year ago; looks ok, but slow as hell compared to XGL/Compiz.  Since XGL
is just a 3D backend, hopefully we'll see a WM capable of moving
windows in all 3 dimensions at some point.


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