Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 11:24:58 -0500 (EST) From: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@threespace.com> To: Nocturne <dpilgrim@uswest.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: The Window Manager Wars Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.990402112013.6868A-100000@kalypso.cybercom.net> In-Reply-To: <370419A7.FFF00D13@uswest.net>
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I agree completely. Back in the day, people ran twm not because it was pretty, but because it was the only thing that worked on the 2-4 MB system that you had. Nowadays it's cheaper to buy another 32 MB of RAM to run your favorite window manager than it is to learn to edit .rc files. Incidentally, I still like the fvwm family. They're graphically attractive, highly configurable, and (most importantly, IMO) lightweight. Sure, they went a little awry with that whole fvwm95 thing, but other than that, it's a solid choice as a WM. K.S. On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Nocturne wrote: : You kids today with yer fancy KDE. Back in my day we had Openlook and : we was thankful! Now mind you I had to walk barefoot and butt-nekid : through 50 miles of .rc's to use it, but we was happy! :-) : : -- : dpilgrim@uswest.net /\ / __ Our lies are merely the : gryph@mindless.com / \/OC/URNE truth of another world : ICQ: 29880099 Death is not a kill -9, just a : DALnet: anim0s make world and shutdown -r now PGPKey available : : : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org : with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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