Linux users cautiously optimistic about Ubuntu's Head-Up Display desktop ZDNet (blog) All this fancy stuff is all nice and OK and should have been added as optional extras (eg Compiz Settings?). But changing the UI paradigm every now and then ? seriously when will they stop this BS already??? A programmer who goes by the non de plume, ... and more »

'Cinnamon' GNOME 3 fork now 'fully stable' with version 1.2 eWeek The environment offers new Compiz-like desktop effects, the ability to choose between three desktop layouts, and a new configuration tool that offers GNOME 2.x-like customization options. There's also a new spin on the GNOME 2.x "applets" concept with ... and more »

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El complicado futuro de Compiz MuyLinux En febrero de 2006 Compiz asombró al mundo con la ayuda de Xgl. Aquel proyecto desarrollado por ingenieros de Novell (SUSE) -el propio Miguel de Icaza lo presentaba a lo grande en su blog- permitía contar con un gestor de ventanas de composición que ...

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Beginning Linux : Part 4 - Exploring the Unity interface PCWorld.co.nz (blog) The default, Unity, (sometimes called "Unity 3D"), uses the Compiz window manager and your fancy 3D graphics card to add all sorts of eye candy like translucency and cool 3D graphical effects. It's really designed for modern hardware. and more »

Le difficoltà di Compiz e il futuro di Unity oneBlog (Blog) Era la sera di natale dello scorso anno quando Sam Spilsbury, il principale sviluppatore di Compiz, annunciò il fallimento del suo progetto con un post molto intenso sul suo blog. Da allora è passato più di un mese e molte distribuzioni hanno già preso ...

RIP Compiz
Jack Wallen bids a fond farewell to the Compiz desktop compositor, which looks all but dead now that Fedora is dropping it from its upcoming release.

3 Reasons Why Gnome Shell Is Better Than Ubuntu's Unity
MakeUseOf: There's absolutely no denying the fact that there has been a lot of bickering between people about which desktop environment is the best.

'Cinnamon' GNOME 3 fork now 'fully stable' with version 1.2
The Linux Mint team announced the first "fully stable" version of its new GNOME 2.x-like "Cinnamon" fork of the GNOME 3.x desktop environment.

Linux won't be locked out of Windows 8 PCs, but FUD continues
A new draft of Microsoft?s Windows 8 hardware certification specs confirms what we already knew: the new Secure Boot feature won?t lock out Linux on hundreds of millions of new PCs. But Linux backers are demanding the right to hack a new class of devices that doesn?t yet exist.

Simple Linux Auditing
HowtoForge: "Basic Linux system auditing is a bit tricky and data collected and information of that is out of place and readability is not that good."

How to compile and install Takeoff Launcher on Linux Mint 12 KDE
LinuxBSDos.com: "There are several menu styles to choose from in the K Desktop Environment, but my favorite is the Takeoff Launcher."

Cinnamon 1.2: The New Linux Desktop Is Now Officially Stable
With seven key additions and changes, the latest version of this brand-new desktop aims to deliver a new level of customization to users.

HealthCheck: Linux Mint
The H Online: "Richard Hillesley looks at the history of Mint, claimed to be the second most popular Linux distribution after Ubuntu, and considers whether Cinnamon marks a turning point for the distribution."

Linux users cautiously optimistic about Ubuntu's Head-Up Display desktop
Most users seem willing to give Ubuntu Linux's Head-Up Display interface the benefit of the doubt.