Re: Why Ubuntu (Still) Sucks - Part 2: Compiz Fusion

Charlie Tame wrote:
Cat-In-A-Flat wrote:
Charlie Tame wrote:
Frank wrote:
http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisedesktop/archives/2007/10/why_ubuntu_stil_1.html


..."There's this video on YouTube. It's all about the new "eye candy" in Windows and Ubuntu. In the first part of the video, the unseen demonstrator shows-off Windows Vista Aero, including some of the more talked-about UI effects (Flip3D, live Task Bar thumbnails, etc.). In the second part, they show Ubuntu with Compiz Fusion enabled. The demonstrator shows how the "Compiz-ified" Ubuntu windows warp and bend; how they can be stretched and deformed; how they can be configured to seemingly "burn-up" in a in a flash of virtual smoke and fire.

The whole demo takes place against the backdrop of a pulsing bit of techno beat ("Lyrical Gangsta?"), making for a decidedly surreal experience. It's Ubuntu with Compiz Fusion enabled - a.k.a. Linux on crack.

Of course, like most attempts by the Linux community to parrot Windows Vista, the aforementioned "eye candy showdown" misses the forest for the trees. Yes, Vista includes some new UI effects and animations. However, unlike Linux and the whole Compiz Fusion head trip, the effects in Vista serve a practical purpose: To clarify the basic functions of the user interface. Moreover, the effects themselves are the product of many months of research and usability studies about how users interact with GUIs in a production environment...."


Actually there are a number of effects in Compiz Fusion that are extremely useful, while Aero really is purely eye candy. When using Vista I use it just like XP, when using Linux (And Compiz does not just work on Ubuntu by the way) the "Cube" provides a very quick way to switch tasks without losing track of where you are.


The cube is one.
Though how spinning to another "desktop" is faster than clicking on a minimized window on the taskbar, I don't know.
And the fact that you can warp the cube into a globe or cylinder shows its real intention...a toy.


And Aero is what? And having your desktop use resources by playing a movie is what?


Aero is pleasant...without distracting the user with 1200 different ways to distort and wobble the desktop.

I don't play movies thru the desktop, but thru WMP.
I haven't checked, but I would assume WMP uses those resources.


Actually it can layer windows like Flip 3D, which apparently the writer thought was useful...



I haven't found flip 3D useful...I don't use it.


Name another useful compiz trick.

Other than another running task that can be broken with updates.
Thur nights updates broke compiz...then I proceeded to make the system unbootable :)


And of course personal preference comes into this, so you may not agree, but the writer of the article you quote from is obviously little more than a shill and clearly has no experience with Linux except for watching Youtube videos.

You probably should get out more and talk with people capable of actually USING both systems :)

Try to remember that for a small business a Microsoft system can be expensive, Linux can be much cheaper or free, depending on the owner's own abilities. If you are expecting someone to "Pay More" they expect more, and Linux has become a very viable choice for business use. I certainly don't want to see Microsoft lose out here, quite the opposite, but any company that ignores viable competition is in danger of doing that. Visual effects and swapping the "Control Panel" icons around does not constitute a whole new operating system, especially when users then have to go out and replace 90% of their other hardware because drivers are late or never written.

Of course Linux is not suitable for every purpose, but in a terminal server environment the OS on the terminals does not really matter, so even when some "Windows Only" software is needed a company can save money by using Linux instead. They are also far less likely to have employees catching viruses, spyware and wandering about on the internet when they should be working.

You can't wander on the internet in linux?
Sure you can.

I believe I said "Less likely" not "Can't".

How are you "less likely" with Linux?
Does Firefox crash that much?
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