Being discussed following the Ubuntu 12.04 Desktops Impact Performance, Power Consumption was the impact that KDE’s KWin compositing window manager (and others that don’t redirect fullscreen windows by… Continue reading
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By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Over the weekend I wrote a post called “Why Linux on the Desktop Is Dead” which seems to have sparked some controversy among the… Continue reading
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols a technology of writer of ZDNet usually has some rather intriguing insights into the nature of linux and android, etc. This time he gives a more accurate account of his experience with Windows 8, sharing some comparisons to the linux desktop (Gnome 3, Cinnamon, KDE). What’s compelling is his initial summary, “I’m a Linux user, but I kind of like Windows XP, and I can get along fine with Windows 7, but Windows 8? Argh!” LOLClick on the title link and read on.
A Linux desktop and tablet user and Windows 8
Earlier today was the first round of comments by David Airlie regarding the finishing and up-streaming of his X.Org GPU hot-plugging support. This allows for new GPUs to… Continue reading
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Where is the Linux desktop going, and where should it go? This is a hot topic, and an important one. Unfortunately the discussion usually starts from the wrong premise, that the Linux desktop has only recently achieved parity with its Mac OS X and Windows cousins. Not so! The Linux desktop has been superior since its early days, and would have to go backwards to achieve parity.
Is the Linux Desktop “On Par” With Mac and Windows? No Way! ??