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Is Compiz dead? I don't really know. Will it ever go away? No. Compiz is still supported by Canonical for Ubuntu, and as long as that remains the case Compiz isn't going anywhere. Has the C++ port had a negative impact on Compiz's userspace? Possibly. Rewrites can and do negatively impact users if they mean long periods without updates. Personally, I think the port opened up development to a wider group of people.
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