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Window Maker 0.80 Released

Posted by michael on from the road-less-traveled dept.

An anonymous submitter points out that Window Maker, the window manager behind GNUStep, is now up to version 0.80. There is NEWS which describes some of the recent changes, as well as a Changelog.

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  1. wmaker updates are inconsequential by the_bahua · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It kicks crufty Gnome's tail anyway. It and afterstep(when I'm feeling odd) are my desktops.
    Plus, I've always liked higher version numbers

  2. Hooray! by adolf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It's only been, what, four years since Window Maker's initial release? And to think that things have already sped along to version 0.80!

    Folks, this must be the most combed-through, finished and complete 2.5 megabyte tarball in existance. A mastery of software engineering and code.

    I can't wait for 1.0, which should be coming along as early as 2003 or early 2004.

    Let's hear it for GNUstep, and the most feature-depleted, slowly-developed window manager of all time - Window Maker 0.80!

    Anyone know how well this thing works in HURD?

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  3. Blackbox!! by seek3r2k · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is a far more efficient and speedy window manager. It can easily be integrated with KDE and Gnome. Its minimalistic and very clean.

    why go with a bloated windowmanager?