“Two recent developments in Linux desktops may interest
enterprise network users: another brand-new Linux graphical user
interface and a new X Windows release.”
“Two weeks ago, Xi Graphics released a new Linux desktop GUI
called DeXtop. … Because the desktop is based on CDE and Motif,
it has the same GUI used in Unix workstations… This allows the
desktop to be deployed in mixed Unix/Linux environments with
cross-platform compatibility for applications and desktop
customizations compiled with the DeXtop development
environment.”
“Also, the latest version of Xfree86 was released earlier this
month. … Key improvements include more widely supported VGA and
SVGA drivers for accelerated video performance from several video
card manufacturers, such as Cirrus Logic and 3Dfx, as well as
support for 3D graphics rendering and viewing.”