20090701 More Graphics Code Enters Linux and X Server 17 is Near
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Intel's Unreleased GPU Gets New Shader Compiler, Etc
Earlier this month we reported on Linux support for a new, unreleased Intel IGP after several commits hit the Intel driver's X.Org DDX driver (xf86-video-intel).
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzM1Mw X Server 1.6.2 RC2 Brings More Bug Fixes
Coming out soon after this will be the start of X Server 1.7 development releases, with the latest schedule having it planned for an August release.
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Graphics on Linux: Eight great image image resources and tools
When it comes to the world of graphics, Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator and DTP applications such as Quark Xpress and InDesign, stand head and shoulders above the rest. They are the de-facto standards for graphics professionals. But they’re not open source applications, even if a little Wine hacking gets some of them running on Linux. If you’re committed to doing your graphics the open source way then we have a few suggestions, and a couple of handy tutorials to get you up and running.
