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compiz: The Next Generation Linux Desktop

von Matthias Hopf (SUSE Linux Products GmbH)

Donnerstag, 31.05.2007, Saal 3: Berlin, 15:00-16:00 Uhr

With MacOS X and - finally - Windows Vista, the hardware accelerated 3D desktop has become a reality for many users in these operating systems. Partially unnoticed, partially hyped, the X windows system has been enhanced in a way that allows for a similar and even better experience with 3D desktops. The best known 3D desktop today is based on the compositing window manager "compiz", which also provides a flexible plugin structure for enhancing its feature set.

This talk will present the base system 3D desktops are using for their effects, and will then continue with compiz, some of its plugins, and its history. It will show, how these 3D desktop effects help new users to grasp standard desktop metaphors and behavior, allow for better usability and accessibility, and deliver tons of neat eye candy to the beholder.

Über den Autor Matthias Hopf:

Matthias Hopf started his open source career with the Commodore Amiga, while studying computer science at the University of Erlangen/Nürnberg. He still is the maintainer of the Aminet mirror at ftp.uni-erlangen.de. After he received his diploma on computer science, he started to work on his PhD in the Computer Graphics group in Erlangen, and continued later at the Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS) group at the University of Stuttgart. Since then he is working in the X11 team of the SUSE Linux Products GmbH. His main interests are improving the X infrastructure, new technologies as Xgl and compiz, and multimedia systems.