Re: Request for removing clutter in current form

[Jud Craft <craftjml gmail com>]

Don't forget that the composited desktop itself on Linux still has
some inherent flaws.

Like that whole "video garbage" thing, that still shows glitches in
OpenOffice even on Fedora 11 on an Intel 965, and leaves KDE out in
the cold.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/254468
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170462

Or that you run into problems on some intel cards with 3D composited
desktops and multimonitor setups.  (Due to the 2048x2048 problem).  Or
glitches in TV output.

Or that UXA is still undergoing stabilization.

There are many potential hurdles besides mere drivers with a
composited desktop on Linux.

I will enjoy trying the composited GNOME Shell myself.  But I'm
expecting the first real release that hits users (in Ubuntu and
Fedora) to have all the polish of a KDE 4.0.x.  There's no way the
myriad plethora of subtle Linux bugs in desktop composition can be
fixed in time.

As an aside, can accelerated Clutter UI still work outside of a
composited X server?