Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs [LWN.net]

Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs

Posted Aug 15, 2006 15:47 UTC (Tue) by smulcahy (guest, #2758)
In reply to: Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs by rriggs
Parent article: X.org, distributors, and proprietary modules

How else can we show off the goodness of xscreensaver? :)

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Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs

Posted Aug 16, 2006 2:46 UTC (Wed) by nicku (subscriber, #777) [Link] (3 responses)

How else can we show off the goodness of xscreensaver? :)

Your joke depends on the view that besides games and screensavers, there is no compelling need for 3D drivers. However, if you are interested in astronomy, then Celestia and Stellarium benefit greatly from the excellent 3D support by the free Xorg drivers for my old ATI 9250 AGP graphics cards.

(Try these wonderful software systems even if you weren't previously interested in astronomy :-)

Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs

Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:17 UTC (Wed) by smulcahy (guest, #2758) [Link]

Hi,

I actually have come across these and would agree - they are beautiful examples of how 3d can be used other than for eye candy and gaming. Thanks for the pointer though.

-stephen

Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs

Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:33 UTC (Wed) by danielpf (guest, #4723) [Link] (1 responses)

Celestia is indeed an excellent example of what can bring could 3D
graphics to non-game applications. There is a huge potential
also in other domains, like medical imaging, or more generally
complex multi-dimensional data rendering.

Xorg 7.1 is in FC6, where it belongs

Posted Aug 17, 2006 11:39 UTC (Thu) by wookey (guest, #5501) [Link]

Indeed. Geodata is another area where 3D can make huge difference.

For example the Survex cave survey visualisation tool benefits enormously from improved OpenGL 3D performance. It's certainly the only reason I ever expect to take any interest whatsoever in 3D graphics performance.