From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Feb 28 23:39: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from draco.over-yonder.net (draco.over-yonder.net [198.78.58.61]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71EE737B402 for ; Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:38:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by draco.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 2139EFC2; Fri, 1 Mar 2002 01:38:53 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 01:38:53 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: "Paul C. Boyle" Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GUI question. Message-ID: <20020301013853.B3880@over-yonder.net> References: <200203010532.AAA17582@alpha.vaxxine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5-fullermd.1i In-Reply-To: <200203010532.AAA17582@alpha.vaxxine.com>; from paulcb_mcse@yahoo.com on Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 12:33:40AM -0500 X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 12:33:40AM -0500 I heard the voice of Paul C. Boyle, and lo! it spake thus: > I just want to get an idea of what people are using for a desktop GUI. I *heart* my ctwm. I don't like any of the KDE's or Gnomes or whatever; I want my window manager to manage my windows, and otherwise get the heck out of my way. Now, mind you, I don't use many GUI apps. I use xmms for mp3's, occasionally a Realplayer (Gotta catch Car Talk!), web browsers... and basically just a *WHOLE* lot of xterms. Normally, I stabilize on somewhere between 48 and 55, across 6 virtual desktops. Add 20-30 Netscape windows (before it crashes, of course), etc. I don't use it for the GUI apps, so much as just to have enough *ROOM* for the xterms; can't fit 50 login sessions on the console as easily. Here's a screenshot from last month (about 150k) http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/misc/screen-20020127.png > Do you use FreeBSD as a desktop workstation or do you still clean windows. Definately. Try getting Windows to work with 70+ windows open; the UI just doesn't scale. > Does FreeBSD do everything you need for a workstation? Within the capabilities of the hardware, at least. > Personaly I think KDE is elegant. And I can't see waisting a 17" flat screen *shiver* Well, to each his own; that's why we have a choice of WM's. > I see in the news that IBM is supporting LInux and maybe HP is as well. > Why do you suppose they overlooked FreeBSD. They didn't. They go where the money is; that's why they're still in business. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message