On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 12:03:57PM -0400, Chris Grossmann wrote: > You're absolutely right, Derek. > > I credit Sean and Brad with all that they do (and have > done). > > I use blackbox because it is lean and fast, and when a new > version comes out, it is leaner and faster. > > Most of the features/configurations I could really care less > about, but I'll say this: I'd rather adapt my usage or > learn a new method than have the wm get slower. > > > I'm definitely a fan of configurability, but for something > like a window manager which is usually so ever-present, we > should always be mindful of the impact of said > configurations (read: feature creep, code bloat).
Heh, a configuration option is never going to be the bottle neck of the window manager. With blackbox, the bottleneck is the image rendering code, as fast as it is. :) > Derek Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > > On Thu, Jun06,02 11:38, Chris Grossmann wrote: > > > Derek Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > > > > Yeah... further to this, to whom to we cater? The users, or the power users? > > > > The featureists, or the minimalists? > > > > > > The authors. :) > > > > > > > Maybe... but I don't think this is the case. > > > > Right now authoring blackbox is closed (true, we can produce patches, and we > > have complete access to CVS, but if an addition is made by someone outside > > of The Blackbox Authors group, and something is changed in BB that breaks > > that patch, then the patch author has to re-write it). This may end up being > > the case for all time... however I hold hope that the bblib separation will > > give patchers great freedoms over the control of blackbox. > > > > It's very obvious that the authors are working with the users... of course, > > they are only taking suggestions, and implement the ones that they feel suit > > them, the project, or the users best. This governing body is not unlike the > > one used for Kernel devel (Linus pretty much has the last say for what goes > > in and what comes out) and I can live with it. :) > > > > DC > > > > -- > > Derek Cunningham > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Human beings act intelligently only after they have > > exhausted the alternatives" -- Abba Eban > > > > Registered Linux User Number 195825 > > > > -- > Chris Grossmann > NEW EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > NEW WEB: http://www.grossmann.us > YIM - chris_grossmann_rtp xOr -- I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way.
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