[desktop-discuss] Linux to Solaris switch user experience.

[Brian Cameron]

Alan:

>>     In general Xserver extension support on Solaris tends to lag a
>>     bit behind Linux.  This affects both performance and the degree
>>     of functionality supported within the desktop.  We seem to be
>>     catching up a bit lately, but I would say we are still behind.
> 
> I would disagree if you're using Xorg on x86 - we're using the same Xorg
> sources as Linux and shipping the same extensions they do.

I am delighted to hear this.  It is great to know that the support is
the same now, at least on x86.

This is a pretty recent development, in recent Nevada builds, isn't it?

I seem to remember that there were several differences even fairly
recently (e.g. libcursor support).

Brian

>>     For example, we are still working to get Comiz, the Xserver
>>     compositing extension, and compositing window management support
>>     into Solaris, while it has been in Linux for some time.
> 
> Compiz is not an X server extension any more than Metacity or Nautilus
> is - it's a compositing manager client.    The extension it uses, Composite,
> has been included in the X server since we integrated Xorg 6.8 shortly
> before the initial release of Solaris 10.
>