Novell recently released a developer testing version of their XGL extensions for the X-Server. This is good news as it finally paves the way for a Linux equivlalent of Expose for OSX. Expose is the best addition to OSX and is something I have become totally accustomed to (I have my hotspot in the bottom right corner of the screen). Whenever I sit in front of a non-Expose equipped desktop (Windows/Linux) I often find myself gestering to the bottom corner with my mouse only to find nothing happens. With Novell putting their weight behind this initiative it has finally paved the way for what many consider as 'eye candy' (and what I consider as an essential piece of functionality). If you are running the Beta of OpenSUSE 10.1 there is some relatively simple install instructions for the XGL extensions available on the Wiki.
Novell Linux Desktop 10 is set to have XGL enabled by default which should be good to see. What I am really hoping to see in the next release of Novell Linux Desktop is an integrated Netware Client that works out of the box with working logon scripts, Border Manager authentication and easy to use network drives. That functionality was what was really missing from NLD 9 and made any thought of deployment in a working Netware environment virtually impossible.