On 2009/11/28 02:53 (GMT+0530) Rahul Sundaram composed:
On 11/28/2009 02:21 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
> What makes your statement invalid is your use of the word "essential".
Bling
> and essential are mutually exclusive characteristics WRT to normal desktop
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> users. I didn't use the word "useless". And yes, 3D
is way more - way more
^^^^^
> overhead, way more imposition on older hardware. 3D cannot be
essential to
> users of older hardware, since it turns their hardware into unresponsive mush.
3D is not just for games and bling.
No kidding! Note keywords above.
People who work on CAD/CAM, 3D
rendering software etc would definitely find it essential.
Somehow those niche users managed 10-20 years ago before there was such a
thing as 3D support in XFree86/Xorg.
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