XGL and the future of X Windows

[Jamon Camisso]

Fraser Campbell wrote:
> Meng Cheah wrote:
> 
>> It's an avi file and I'm playing it using vlc in Linux.
>> I've got the mplayer essential codecs in /usr/lib/win32.
> 
> It plays fine in pure 64bit ubuntu even without the win32 stuff (which 
> cannot work on 64bit).  At least I think it works, unless there was 
> supposed to be sound?

No sound.

> I didn't have the patience to watch the whole thing, looks cool but I 
> (not into eye-candy) lost interest rather quickly.

With Ubuntu you also need an nvidia card newer than a 5200FX unless you 
want to compile from CVS. Even then you need to use Dapper from what I 
can tell. Would be nice though.
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