| Banlu,
I intended no offense with my comment, I was just making the point that, for a project, sometimes "dead" is basically equivalent to "complete and sufficient." I think WindowMaker development stalled because it wasn't really obvious that there was anything more to be done with it. As far as I am concerned, it is complete and sufficient for my needs. I can't think of a single thing that I would want changed. The guys that wrote it can be very proud of the accomplishment -- it is a great piece of software.
I was vaguely aware of your name from the icon licensing in the WindowMaker README file (WTFPL, LOL! ;-D), but not aware that you were a core developer of it. If so, then, "Thank You", too. Probably the only piece of software I have used more consistently and constantly has been EMACS.
Best Regards,
--Robert On Mar 19, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Banlu Kemiyatorn wrote:
I am pretty sure we dont need a screenshot for old wmaker user like you or its 3rd core developer like me. ;-) And if you were so happy with WMaker, you probably didn't spend enough time with GNUstep.
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Sent from my GNU/Linux N900
----- Original message -----
> Dead or not, I've been using WindowMaker as my window manager since the
> mid-1990s, on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, every day, and very often over
> VPN. I've never had it crash; never had to fuss with it. Being old
> doesn't disqualify it from being good at what it does. It was usable
> over dial-up when nothing else was.
>
> I can't say anything good about GNOME. It was installed as part of the
> 'Sun Java Desktop System' when I upgraded my U60 here at home to Solaris
> 10, and made that machine practically useless for local desktop use, it
> was so insanely slow. Removing GNOME from it was like excising a cancer.
>
> --Robert
>
> On Mar 19, 2011, at 6:33 AM, Banlu Kemiyatorn wrote:
>
> > ----- Original message -----
> > ...
> > > can't seem to get gWorkspace to work. I am new to all things
> > > Objective-C,and am currently learning to use the iPhone SDK. My
> > > interest
> > ...
> >
> > Speaking of new user, I saw someone asking if WMaker was still
> > recommended, I think we should not advertise the dead Window Maker
> > project in the front page to anyone but some old farts. Please replace
> > SS with a GNOME themed one which could even enabled by default if
> > GNOME environment was detected, declared it as current goal or
> > something. Work best or not, WMaker SS shoud be eliminated from the
> > front page immediatly.
> >
> > Feel no sorry for bragging again and again on this, and will never
> > give up.
> >
> > --
> > Sent from my GNU/Linux N900
> >
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