Re: [guadec-list] Fwd: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Key

[Alex Latchford <alex yawnster com>]

I am not too sure what you are saying when you say concepts? Do you mean
as in introducing a new concept of desktop management, (i.e. 3D style
desktops..) 

Do you mean something like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_WLVO-TgA&NR 
Where physics is used etc? Can you explain what you mean by a 'concept'

Thanks, Alex. 

On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 23:06 +0100, Quim Gil wrote:
> It would be cool to have a keynote about desktop metaphores. Beryl etc
> are cool but they are more about new effects rather than new concepts.
> (Do we need new concepts? Is the current metaphore insufficient?)
> 
> I don't know names though. Who is the creative brain behind OLPC's
> Sugar? Is Mirco a candidate for a keynote? Should we invite those guys
> experimenting with multipoint desktops?
> 
> 2006/12/22, Alex Latchford <alex yawnster com>:
> > Hello guys,
> >
> > I got a request via Dean Sas on the British Ubuntu Mailing list for
> > proposed speakers for GUADEC07..
> >
> > Well I think that a talk and a demo of Gnome's (Metacity's) Compositing
> > features, (more planned for 2.18 I believe?) Would be very interesting