"Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Aero is no cousin of Beryl/Compiz. They were independantly designed. > They are not even similar. For clueless (l)users, Beryl/Compiz are similar to Aero because both enable 3D effects on the desktop. :) > In the experience that I have with bringing new people into Linux, I > haven't had anyone mention eye-candy as a reason for switching OS. I > may be dealing with a technical crowd, but it isn't mentioned. There seems to have been a recent surge though (from recent posts in various forums), with Windows users that have seen some videos on Youtube and decided to try Linux only because of Beryl. Whether that is good or bad is debatable, as many of them are sorely disappointed when they discover that they cannot run their usual Windows programs out of the box. Regards Ingemar
