let the flamewar begin! e17 looks ugly! On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 03:42 -0700, Drucer Ninetynine wrote: > Hello list! > > What would you say about the future of Linux audio > workstations? What software will we run next year? > > It has been thrilling to watch how Linux audio > software has matured, but I have always felt I'm not > completely happy with any of the current X.org Window > Managers. > > Somehow I've built an image that E17 might be what > I've been looking for. I don't know why, but it feels > like it could be perfect choice for Linux audio > workstation. Future will tell if my instincts are > right or wrong. > > Something to think about: > > - E17 does not make any 'beeps' so it does not have > any sound server (like KDE has its Arts sound server). > I see this as a very positive thing. This means there > will not be any sound server to conflict with Jack. > > - E17 supports dual / triple displays out of the box. > It was designed to be able to use multiple displays > easily so I bet it can handle them better than other > solutions. > > - E17 has some of the fastest graphics libraries on > this planet and it should be easy to customize. E17 > scales very well. You can make it as minimalistic as > you want (making it possible to use it on old > hardware) or you can have all the eyecandy you could > ever imagine. > > - E17 libraries are world class. You can write a fully > functional DVD player with 18 lines of C code. It > should be easy for developers to create E17 > applications rapidly. Will we see Linux audio software > that uses E17's libraries in the future? Hope so. > > -- > > E17 has pre-alpha status now, so I don't think we will > have to wait very long now until it's finally > released. > > Could we get a nice Christmas present this year? > Perhaps. > > Some links if you don't know what E17 is: > > http://www.enlightenment.org > http://www.get-e.org/ > http://www.elivecd.org/gb/Main/Screenshots/ > > TerraSoft's comments (these guys created YellowDog > Linux for PS3 that has E17 as the default WM): > > "We have worked closely with the energetic, determined > E17 team to bring this advanced graphical user > interface to a state of interface euphoria. It's not > about eye candy and unnecessary special effects, it's > about finding balance between a lean, uncluttered > desktop and a personal environment that is both > familiar and powerful. E17 is simply the most > incredible thing I have ever used --with any operating system" > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com -- -- Leonard Ritter -- http://www.leonard-ritter.com -- http://www.paniq.org
