The NVIDIA proprietary drivers for Linux are now out of beta phase and into a stable version. The new generation includes a number of new features.

The free GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) greets the new year with bug fixes for its 2.6.x release.

The Compiz project, which makes a free compositing window manager, suffers from a lack of participants, direction and leadership, at least according to developer Kristian Lyngstol.

After more than eight years of planning, GIMP 2.6 finally includes the Generic Graphics Library.

Close to year's end, U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Linux code for its ATI R600 and R700 microprocessors.

The Sabayon project has released its version 4.0 of the multimedia friendly Gentoo derivative just in time for the Holidays and calls it the "next big thing."

More than 14,000 users participated in this year's Linux graphics survey from Phoronix. The results of the study are now out.

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