Breaking your Computer 101
I have succeeded in breaking both of my computers. Not irreprably mind you, but enough to put me out of blogging commission for a few days. I've been using
Phlak on my laptop which borked after an upgrade to x.org from xfree. In addidion I ran emerge -u world for the first time in a long time and thus it's been compiling now all
night and it's still going. Dennis Nedry, wherever you are, I feel your pain.
When this is all over, I should have a shiny new 2.6.9 kernel, Gnome 2.8, and a CVS snapshot of DR17.
I cannot say enough good things about the development taking place on Enlightentment and the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries. The code framework in place for the new Enlightenment is well thought-out and has much time to be reworked and rewritten without the pressures of conforming to lots of legacy users. The abstraction and power of libraries built around a GL-accelerated canvas open up many different possibilites for interface design.
A demonstration of the power of the EFL is something called Emotion, a smart abstracting video library. Using Emotion, one can write something as complex as a DVD player in just 18 lines of C. Add the other features of the EFL, and you could have a stellar application in no time, with very little manual coding. An example of Emotion in action is here.
Some components of DR17 that I've already incorporated into my desktop are Entrance, an accelerated login manager Engage, an accelerated starterbar with an Aqua feel and soon to join them, eRSS, a desktop integrated RSS reader built on the EFL
Check them out if you're interested in the future of Linux desktop applications.
When this is all over, I should have a shiny new 2.6.9 kernel, Gnome 2.8, and a CVS snapshot of DR17.
I cannot say enough good things about the development taking place on Enlightentment and the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries. The code framework in place for the new Enlightenment is well thought-out and has much time to be reworked and rewritten without the pressures of conforming to lots of legacy users. The abstraction and power of libraries built around a GL-accelerated canvas open up many different possibilites for interface design.
A demonstration of the power of the EFL is something called Emotion, a smart abstracting video library. Using Emotion, one can write something as complex as a DVD player in just 18 lines of C. Add the other features of the EFL, and you could have a stellar application in no time, with very little manual coding. An example of Emotion in action is here.
Some components of DR17 that I've already incorporated into my desktop are Entrance, an accelerated login manager Engage, an accelerated starterbar with an Aqua feel and soon to join them, eRSS, a desktop integrated RSS reader built on the EFL
Check them out if you're interested in the future of Linux desktop applications.
