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Hey all,
I'm a long time Linux user (11 or 12ish years now), and was talking today with another long timer about old window managers when I realized that I ...
- 04-01-2008 #1
Where did all the window managers go?
Hey all,
I'm a long time Linux user (11 or 12ish years now), and was talking today with another long timer about old window managers when I realized that I have no idea what happened to any of them. I did a quick search and saw, for example, that IceWM actually released a new version in december, but most of the other projects I looked at (E, WindowMaker, BlackBox, etc.) didn't seem to have any development to speak of for years now. Could it be that they are all dead (except to the uber-specialist)? What happened to the good ol' days when I could fill up my desktop with ridiculous applets via WM and still be considered bleeding-edge? What say ye?
*sigh*
- 04-01-2008 #2Linux User
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Wonder if Linux is as old as you tell!
"When you have nothing to say, say nothing."
- 04-01-2008 #3Registered Linux user #270181
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- 04-01-2008 #4
Never heard of E???
Enlightenment was one of the coolest "desktop experiences". They were developing Enlightenment DR17 (e17) forever but it doesn't look like anything has been done for a longish while. It's kind of a shame because they had a lot of innovative ideas.
And of course Linux is that old. Whipper snapper.
- 04-01-2008 #5I do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
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- 04-01-2008 #6
Enlightenment I've heard of. I've just never heard it referred to as "E". There is an Enlightenment Live CD that demos the latest and greatest:
Where Debian meets Enlightenment
I don't know how new it is, but it's there.Registered Linux user #270181
TechieMoe's Tech Rants
- 04-01-2008 #7
Enlightenment is still developed and available.
Enlightenment - Beauty at your fingertipsDR16.8.12 was released on February 16th, 2008, and it remains in development today with a long life still ahead of it.I do not respond to private messages asking for Linux help, Please keep it on the forums only.
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- 04-01-2008 #8
Amazing. Although DR16 has been the stable for years and years and years now.
- 04-01-2008 #9Linux Engineer
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