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fvwm Turns Ten

Some Old Dude writes "fvwm, F* Virtual Window Manager, is celebrating its 10th birthday in a few days. This is the window manager I used when cutting my Linux teeth back in the last millennium, and the one I still use today (after trying many newer ones). If it's been a while since you've seen what fvwm can do, check out its features and screenshots."

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  1. fvwm should be euthanized for the good of *nix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    fvwm, twm...

    Can you say "butt-fscking-ugly?"

    Wow, crap this embarrassingly vile, that makes Windows look downright stylin' shouldn't be allowd to besmirch the good name of X11.

  2. Sad, sad window managers. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    From the website...

    Partial list of features new to 2.5.x:
    Improved decoration code (no flickering anymore)

    GUI's on *nix are sad.

  3. Re:Why bother by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Yes, and some of us don't want to use Linux or whatever because of our principles, too. We support capitalism and the freedom to innovate, and I'm not being ironic when I say that. The BSD folks have it right, but the GPL advocates are strongly anti-capitalism and anti-innovation, and that pisses me off.

    You avoid Microsoft on principle? I avoid Linux on principle.

  4. LOL!!!! F stands for FAG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    h3h when i'm on mah LUNIKS boxen, i like to use the fvwm becase thts what the le37 h4xer useS! a4nd im a fAg! lolololololol

  5. Re:On fvwm... by MisterFancypants · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Nice Karma grab.... I wonder how many times the moderators will fall for posts from "Donald Knuth".

    So far it's 1 for 1, or 4 for 1, depending upon how you look at it.

  6. morons warn users of corn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    that's right. you hobbyist whiners thought you were the only ones with kernel 'problems'.

    in a deal struck DOWn with the creator, it has been found out that MANY corn growers/eaters are using yOUR patentdead kernels.

    so, take heed, if ADM (yes, we know who you aren't) doesn't stop modifying yOUR kernels, we're going to litigate against orville redneckbacker, plus a LOT of folks are going to get stuck with the smelly end of the FUDgeCycle(tm) again.

    consult with yOUR creator. disempower the georgewellians. we don't need no stinking 50 million dollar plane ride to know what the bare facts are.

    we are however, in the process of building a big boat, that will float on any substance. lookout bullow.

    as for va laIRIE's pateNTdead PostBlock(tm), it sucks paper liesense FUDgeBalls. robbIE is NOT being square with you/US. that's ok too.

  7. Re:Why FVWM matters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You're definitely not communicating very well, I'll grant you that. This post says nothing at all about anything, yet you still manage to come across as an arrogant jerkoff that nobody would want to have as a friend. Nice work.