[ubuntu-uk] Compiz kicks the bucket.........

[scoundrel50a]

Anybody know why Ubuntu seems to be the only one using Compiz now, and 
why all the other distros have dropped it, and what will they use instead?



On 07/02/2012 10:06, Alan Pope wrote:
> On 07/02/12 08:58, scoundrel50a wrote:
>> Anybody seen this, will it be coming to Ubuntu soon........?
>>
>> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/rip-compiz/3402?tag=nl.e011
>>
>
> Ubuntu 12.04 will ship with Compiz in April. That will be supported 
> for 5 years on the desktop. Compiz is a core component of Unity, in 
> fact Unity is implemented as a Compiz plugin.
>
> Also note Canonical employs Sam Spilsbury who works on Compiz.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.