Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ [H]omer on Monday 20 August 2007 14:15 : \____
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>> Windows Vista Complaints Department
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | At the risk of sounding even more negative about the entire Windows Vista
>>> | situation, I have a steady stream of disgruntled users venting in my
>>> | inbox.
>>> |
>>> | [...]
>>> |
>>> | More to the point, this is the future of your desktop experience - in a
>>> | platform-neutral environment. All I need now is a pre-built, fully-stocked
>>> | Linux VM (with Compiz Fusion)...
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/14/windows-vista-complaints-department/
>>
>> Does MVP stand for "Most Virulent Protester"?
>
> Whatever he has been doing since the early builds and demos of Longhorn (2005),
> I for one appreciate it. At least he is honest and blunt. He hates that "pig"
> from the first moment he saw it. He's caught between his desires and his
> paycheck liability. Scoble moved to a Mac. Former Microsoft chief evangelist,
> mind you...
>
> PCWorld editor... from Vista fan to Vista basher... pondering a move to Linux
> just days ago...
>
The biggest issue with Compiz and co is around the OpenGL stuff. It's
never been more urgent to have open-source openGL drivers supporting
this; I recall that the openATI driver is actually needed by Compiz, or
at least, it was at some point.
Roll on the nouveau project, as rapidly as possible.
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