Barney Gaumer wrote:
>
> Michael Tankenson wrote:
> >
> > > From: Stig <stig_at_hackvan.com>
> > > Without trying to sound like too much of an unduly judgemental grump...
> > >
> > > This is a tale of
> > > Dissatisfaction ...
> > > Industry ...
> > > Shock ...
> > > Horror ...
> > > Despair ...
> > > Discovery ...
> > > and HOPE.
> >
> > As if the FVWM developers needed it, I would just like to chime in and say
> > from a users perspective, FVWM is the finest window manager I have ever
> > used, and I would like to thank Rob Nation, Chuck Hines, and the entire
> > FVWM 'development' community for creating this great software.
> >
> > The Mars Pathfinder project here at JPL has been using fvwm 2.0.43 for over
> > a year with *no* problems whatsoever. We are using FVWM in both
> > development and operations, and have it deployed on 50+ workstations. We
> > have configured FvwmButtons so that our Mission Controllers can do their
> > job in the most effective way.
> >
> > The code may not be elegant, and may even need some redesign, but it works
> > for us.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Tankenson
> > _at_ The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, 230-235
> > Pasadena, CA. 91109, Phone: (818) 393-1024, Fax (818) 393-1227
> > Internet: Michael.Tankenson_at_jpl.nasa.gov
> > --
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I am a new FVWM user and new to Linux for that matter. To make it short
and sweet, if you're not willing to write a new/better window manager,
you should not complain about FVWM.
It took me two weeks in my spare time to intall Linux and setup FVWM
with a cool background and buttons and a pager, but it was well worth
it. I think that FVWM is great and I run it on a i486DX2/50 with 20 mb
RAM, it runs well. I dont feel that I'm "retro-computing". Infact I
have a iP/200 with 48 mb RAM & MS Win95 that doesn't get used now
because I'd rather use FVWM.
As I see it there are three choices:
1. write a new windows manager that is beeter than FVWM.
2. Learn new ways to optimize FVWM and post them to fvwm_at_hpc.uh.edu to
benefit all FVWM users.
3. Keep complaining and waist our time and yours.
This would be the perspective of a "newbie", I hope it helps.
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Received on Sun Jul 06 1997 - 17:37:05 BST