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FVWM-Crystal 3.0.4: Speed and Transparency

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the back-in-the-day dept.

michuk writes "PolishLinux.org has published a review of FVWM-Crystal 3.0.4: "FVWM-Crystal is an eye-candy, functional and ultra-fast desktop environment for GNU/Linux and UNIX, based on FVWM. Crystal can be used even on very old machines, thus it is a noticeable alternative to popular desktop choices like XFCE or Fluxbox.""

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  1. Re:Sure... by Watson+Ladd · · Score: 2, Informative

    The article says it should be compared to KDE or GNOME, not Flukebox or BlackBox in terms of functionality vs. system load.

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  2. Coral Cache by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 4, Informative

    The server is melting, here's the coral cache link.

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  3. the 'f' was for feeble by nurb432 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since the story comments that the developers dont remember what it stood for since its 'so old' . Geeeh. Old is not a few years..

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    1. Re:the 'f' was for feeble by MightyYar · · Score: 2, Informative

      I did a quick search on Google Groups, and the oldest thing that I could find was "feeble" in a 1994-era Wine FAQ. Interestingly, my understanding of what WINE stands for was wrong, too. I always thought that it was "Wine Is Not an Emulator", but in the FAQ from 1994 it says "WINdows Emulator"... so there you go.

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  4. Original sites! by MoogMan · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sometimes it doesn't hurt to link to the original site - or better, a pre-emptive Corel Cache of the original site !

  5. Desktop or Window Manager by 10Ghz · · Score: 5, Informative

    Last time I checked, FVWM was just a WM, and not a proper desktop as such.

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  6. Sort of... by Kadin2048 · · Score: 2, Informative

    There seems to be one in-progress on Wikipedia:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_desktop _environments

    Right now it only compares Gnome, KDE, and xfe, and then it really only lists somewhat superficial differences. If it were fleshed out, I think it could be quite handy.

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  7. Re:Ultra fast desktop, same old slow applications by Slayk · · Score: 2, Informative
    Gnome has its own virtual file system driver, for crying out loud ! WTF does a desktop need a file system driver for ?!?
    So that Gnome applications are portable wherever Gnome VFS exists, and gain the benefit of working with whatever GnomeVFS works with?

    I like how my desktop works pretty well over SFTP/SMB/FTP (and I guess WebDAV but I've never used that) without me caring what protocol the bits are going over. Gnome is a framework in additon to being a desktop.
  8. Re:ICEWM works just fine for me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    I normally post as AC when I feel like I don't have anything to add to the discussion.

    I also don't use my karma bonus unless I feel I bring something good to the thread.

    I guess to each their own. If I think my comment is worth about 0, I'll post it as such.

    Like this post. It brings nothing to the topic of dicussion, but it fits in with this meta discussion on the discussion taking place.