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"Ever since Microsoft had released information regarding Avalon
with its 3D support, the graphics subsystem that is going to be used by
the Longhorn, more enthusiasts have been after 3D desktops. Project
Looking Glass (LG3D), a 3D windowing and visualization project devised
by the developers at Sun Microsystems and community supporters, was what
had caught our attention (due to the Linux support) regarding the future
of computer desktops. As stated by the LG3D project page, its intention
is to break the boundaries of the "2D-ness" for current generation
desktop environments and the way desktops evolve. On May 13, 2005, Big
Linux, a relatively un-heard of Portuguese based Linux distribution,
released its new version, 2.1. This is the FIRST Linux distribution to
offer out-of-the-box 3D Desktop capabilities in both GNOME and KDE. At
Phoronix, we have pictures to display our findings, keep in mind, we
found this release to be INCREDIBLY slow and extremely buggy (even
limiting the potential of these screenshots)."
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