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Subject: Re: Windows managers
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On 12 Apr 1998, stephen farrell wrote:

> "Martin Von_Schantz" <ikaros_net@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Hello, I have been recommended the KDE desktop environment by some 
> > 'Linux users' :)
> > it doesn't seem that BSD friendly unfourtunately so I wondered
> > if anyone had a better windows manager to recommend.
> 
> As others have said, check out the KDE port (see
> http://freebsd.org/ports/ for more info).  However, as far as window
> managers go, I'd recommend icewm highly (and I've used them all).
> It's extremely fast, extremely small, has ways to do everything from
> the keyboard, looks very nice (and look is highly configurable), plus
> it has a cute little BSD button ;-).

Yes, but with the fvwm95 and fbsd-icons port, you get that extra sexy
FreeBSD 95 icon + start menu. ;)

- alex

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  - Pat Paulsen for US of A Prez, 1988.


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