The NEW 3D PanUbuntu Was: Is it me or does Hardy run like a pig?

[Derek Broughton]

Knapp wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca>
> wrote:

>> I have no idea if I have the time but I'd love to try.  I've always
>> wanted
>> an interesting Window manager.  Remember Microsoft Bob? Everybody
>> laughed, and nobody bought it, but I still think it was one of the best
>> ideas MS has ever had.
> 
> Never saw it. Just youtube it. Looks like my daughters learning
> program. Sort of funny.

It must have come out around the same time as Neuromancer, and I saw the
potential, but it was primitive, and it was certainly not 3d.
> 
>>> Stick with Qt?
>>
>> I don't know, either.
> 
> This is a stupid idea but you could just rewrite all the software with
> python in Panda3d and have it REALLY be the desktop and X.

The "software" would be pointless.  It's not 3d, anyway.  And there's no
need to change X - that's doing the job of actually rendering windows, but
I see no reason that Panda couldn't be your desktop.
> 
>>
>>> Only thing I am not sure of is the launching and ending of a program
>>> from within Panda3d.
>>
>> I've never even looked at Panda but I can't see _that_ being a problem at
>> all.
>>
>> You bet.  The _real_ first step is to set up a project (sourceforge is
>> simple) and a mailing list if we have more than two of us.  Then
>> _planning_ :-)  What do we really want it to look like.
> 
> I would be willing to join the project but not manage it. I have 2
> projects that I manage now. I would recommend google for the project
> because you can have a listserv, web page and svn all knit together.
> http://code.google.com

Sourceforge, google, it makes little difference...
> 
> First thing you should do is get panda3d installed and run Roaming Ralph.

Yes.
-- 
derek