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Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. window managers
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hal wrote:
> For FreeBSD 5.4 what is the:
>     default window manager?
>     developer recommended window manager?
>     easiest to install?
> 

x-11wm/icewm is cool. It's lightweight, seems stable, and looks very 
attractive (imho). It's also quite easy for windoze people to relate to 
(not sure if that is a recommendation or a fault :P). 
games/xdesktopwaves is nice with it.

Chris