Banlu,

I intended no offense with my comment, I was just making the point that, for a 
project, sometimes "dead" is basically equivalent to "complete and sufficient." 
 I think WindowMaker development stalled because it wasn't really obvious that 
there was anything more to be done with it.  As far as I am concerned, it is 
complete and sufficient for my needs.  I can't think of a single thing that I 
would want changed.  The guys that wrote it can be very proud of the 
accomplishment -- it is a great piece of software.

I was vaguely aware of your name from the icon licensing in the WindowMaker 
README file (WTFPL, LOL! ;-D), but not aware that you were a core developer of 
it.  If so, then,  "Thank You", too.  Probably the only piece of software I 
have used more consistently and constantly has been EMACS.

Best Regards,

--Robert

On Mar 19, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Banlu Kemiyatorn wrote:

> I am pretty sure we dont need a screenshot for old wmaker user like you or 
> its 3rd core developer like me. ;-) And if you were so happy with WMaker, you 
> probably didn't spend enough time with GNUstep. 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sent from my GNU/Linux N900 
> 
> ----- Original message ----- 
> > Dead or not, I've been using WindowMaker as my window manager since the 
> > mid-1990s, on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, every day, and very often over 
> > VPN.  I've never had it crash; never had to fuss with it.  Being old 
> > doesn't disqualify it from being good at what it does.  It was usable 
> > over dial-up when nothing else was. 
> > 
> > I can't say anything good about GNOME.  It was installed as part of the 
> > 'Sun Java Desktop System' when I upgraded my U60 here at home to Solaris 
> > 10, and made that machine practically useless for local desktop use, it 
> > was so insanely slow.  Removing GNOME from it was like excising a cancer. 
> > 
> > --Robert 
> > 
> > On Mar 19, 2011, at 6:33 AM, Banlu Kemiyatorn wrote: 
> > 
> > > ----- Original message ----- 
> > > ... 
> > > > can't seem to get gWorkspace to work. I am new to all things 
> > > > Objective-C,and am currently learning to use the iPhone SDK. My 
> > > > interest 
> > > ... 
> > > 
> > > Speaking of new user, I saw someone asking if WMaker was still 
> > > recommended, I think we should not advertise the dead Window Maker 
> > > project in the front page to anyone but some old farts. Please replace 
> > > SS with a GNOME themed one which could even enabled by default if 
> > > GNOME environment was detected, declared it as current goal or 
> > > something. Work best or not, WMaker SS shoud be eliminated from the 
> > > front page immediatly. 
> > > 
> > > Feel no sorry for bragging again and again on this, and will never 
> > > give up. 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Sent from my GNU/Linux N900 
> > > 
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> > 
> 
> 

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