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Compiz

compositing window manager for the X Window System
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Compiz was established in August 2006 [1]. It is a creative work designed to provide advanced visual effects and window management for desktop environments. [1]

Compiz

Summary

Compiz is a compositing manager[1]. Compiz draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (compositing_manager category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Compiz's image is recorded as Fedora-Core-6-AIGLX.png[3].
  • Compiz's instance of is recorded as compositing manager[4].
  • Compiz's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Compiz's logo image is recorded as Compiz logo.svg[6].
  • Compiz's developer is recorded as Matthias Hopf[7].
  • Compiz's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[8].
  • Compiz's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • Compiz's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • Compiz's operating system is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Compiz's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • Compiz's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.12.2[13].
  • Compiz's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.13[14].
  • Compiz's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.14.0[15].
  • Compiz's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.14.1[16].
  • Compiz's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.14.2[17].
  • Compiz's has use is recorded as X window manager[18].
  • Compiz's Commons category is recorded as Compiz[19].
  • +2006-08-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Compiz[20].
  • Compiz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bcgxj[21].
  • Compiz's official website is recorded as http://www.compiz.org/[22].
  • Compiz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compiz[23].
  • Compiz's Commons gallery is recorded as Compiz[24].
  • Compiz's source code repository URL is recorded as https://code.launchpad.net/compiz[25].
  • Compiz's GUI toolkit or framework is recorded as OpenGL[26].
  • Compiz's Open Hub ID is recorded as compiz[27].

Why It Matters

Compiz draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (compositing_manager category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] Compiz has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Compiz is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Compiz has been cited as an influence by macOS[30], a proprietary operating system[31], founded in 2001[32].

FAQs

Who did Compiz influence?

Compiz has been cited as an influence by macOS[30].

Related Entities

Fedora Linux free software Linux macOS Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . launchpad.net. launchpad.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . launchpad.net. launchpad.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wiki.compiz.org. Retrieved . wiki.compiz.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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