On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, Ciprian Popovici wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:23:06 +0000 Robert Marshall 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I see that the latest linux format mag (for April) has a review of 
>> blackbox - and other minimalist window managers -  and inevitably it 
>> mentions 0.65 as the latest release - well I guess it was at the 
>> printers when 0.70 was announced. Hence it mentions hackedbox for 
>> getting rid of the toolbar.
>> 
>> Reasonable writeup though I did wonder at 'no plans to add
>> functionality' I'd have thought there were some new features in 0.70
>> 
>> The author is the convenor of our local LUG so I've sent him an email...
> 
> Bad timing, that's all. I imagine takes some time to get a magazine issue
> ready, and once you're comitted it's too late.

That's what I meant, I was just bewailing the unfortunate timing

> 
> The "no plans to add functionality" bit I think was used some time ago
> (by Brad?) IIRC it was used in the sense "no functionality above the
> strict necessities", but I don't know how it was interpreted in the
> article. Was it taken out of context, as in "doesn't plan to move past
> 0.65 anymore?"


Yes I remember the phrase being used too, though on re-reading the article
the quote is actually about hackedbox rather than blackbox, especially as
it is listed from the hackedbox website.

Robert
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