Originally posted by drago01
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For numbers #2-3-4 - Compiz is anything but a failure. I would actually call it more of a success.
The 'integrated compositor' is *only* a success, if you (the user) are happy with your 'integrated compositor'. Some people obviously aren't happy with them though... ie: GnomeShell/mutter was dropped from being the default DE/WM in the most popular distro (Ubuntu) and GnomeShell/mutter was also forked...IMO that doesn't translate into 'success'... Personally, I opted out of Gnome-Shell (with gnome3) because in reality ~ i was left with very basic functionality (from a compositing window manager perspective), and a DE/WM that wasn't even usable for the types of things, that i have.
I think Kwin largely has been a great success, but that is the only 'integrated compositor', that i think of as a success, *for linux desktops* anyway.
my 2 cents
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