Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:20:33 -0500 From: Neal Hogan <nealhogan@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GUI Suggested? Message-ID: <AANLkTimDVPC8tToGHtQQWo8Gu_ohuxkFCHOBjtAnzPo0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100924005713.GF2780@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> <20100923152023.GA14903@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <AANLkTikECugKYAg%2Bt%2BQv%2BSGBgdfSg4kR1eAQO1Yffq8U@mail.gmail.com> <20100924003120.GA19235@guilt.hydra> <20100924005713.GF2780@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > Quoth Chad Perrin on Thursday, 23 September 2010: >> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:24:58PM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: >> > >> > If you like xmonad, check out scrotwm. It's inspired by xmonad, >> > lightweight, written in C by oBSD dev, actively maintained, and >> > vim-like (among other things ;-). >> >> Why is "written in C" considered such a great benefit by the Scrotwm >> developer(s)? =A0Earlier today, I read this on the site: >> >> =A0 =A0 "On the other hand xmonad has great defaults, key bindings and >> =A0 =A0 xinerama support but is crippled by not being written in C." >> >> What's up with that? =A0How does Haskell "cripple" xmonad? >> >> -- >> Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] > > > I wondered the same thing myself. =A0Haskell is compiled, and the result = is > very efficient. > > I also wondered why the mentions about being actively maintained -- it se= ems > to me that xmonad gets updated pretty regularly. > I only mention scrotwm's active development, not to compare it's development to xmonad's, but to point out that your issues will be taken seriously . . . in a timely manner. . . not that they won't be take seriously in the xmonad setting. Please, use xmonad if it meets your requirements. I apologise for suggesting "something." Chad P., take a pill ;-)
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