From: skj@rb.icl.co.uk (Simon 'Linux' Johnston) Subject: Re: X Window Managers Date: 2 Jul 1993 06:44:08 GMT
Warner Losh (imp@boulder.parcplace.com) wrote:
: Speaking of window managers, is there interest in swm for Linux? Swm
: is a window manager that emulates both OLWM and MWM and invented the
: virtual desktop. I've ported it to Linux and will see what I can do
: about releasing it via ftp as well as a shared libOI. However, to
: make this happen, I need to be able to demonstrate to management that
: the Linux community is interested and that it would be easier to put
: it up for FTP than to keep sending out disks.
I use my Linux machine at my work place and a number of people come
around and play with it, but the lack of motif (and my lack of the money
to buy the metrolink distribution) have made it a bit of a difficult
discussion. This WILL help Linux no end, believe me.
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