Comment 106 for bug 130325

Maybe I am missing the point ..

1) Compiz is not on by default for NVidia

But if you own an Nvidia card, then there is no compiz by default!
Why do people insist on claiming that there is?

You are M-A-N-U-A-L-L-Y installing an U-N-S-U-P-P-O-R-T-E-D driver.
After which compiz is enabled by default, because the driver _claims_ it supports 3d.
Unfortunately this driver is incompatible with the particular XServer of Gutsy, hence the driver crashes.
If this is not fixed before gutsy launch, i'm pretty sure nvidia will be on the blacklist and compiz will not be enabled for Nvidia users.

No freaking reason to disable compiz for Intel videocards, because Nvidia won't work. That makes no sense.

2) There is test package of xserver that FIXES those issues. If you bother to read the whole thread you would know that. You can test that package yourself. The more people that claim that it 'works' .. the more likely the patch will be included in gutsy.

When the patch is included in gutsy and it fixes the problem, then nvidia won't need to be blacklisted.

3) There are valid arguments against enabling compiz by default for anyone. But this aint one of them. This is nvidia-specific crashes, for which a working patch exists, that have got nothing to do with compiz.

Stop the FUD please.