On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 09:57:12AM +0200, stu wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:57:17 +0200
> Bernard Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 11:07:05AM +0200, Dominik Vogt wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 01:32:53AM +0100, Ukpong Ukpong wrote:
> > > > Hi all I am doing a projects using a fvwm and need to know the
> > > > most stable fvwm version in the 2.5.x series to use.
> > >
> > > If you need a stable version, use the latest 2.4.x release. None
> > > of the 2.5.x releases can be called stable.
> >
> > and in what time frame, very approximately, is a stable release
> > (version 2.6.x I guess) of 2.5 to be expected ?
> > ... or is it intended only for hackers, but not for normal users ?
>
> I'm no hacker and I use fvwm 2.5.8(cvs) on my work PC, where I can't
> afford hours of downtime to mess with my wm (my boss will get agitated
> :). I don't have any problems with it, and the transparency support
> makes it a must IMHO.
My point was not adressed to you personnally
It is just that 2.5 has been in the works quite a long time, and
there is no end in sight.
Since it is considered unstable, it is not packaged for many
distrib, including the one I use (Mandrake). Though someone gave me
some brief instructions, it was not precise enough for me to follow.
I just cannot afford the time to guess how I am supposed to compile
things, with the right environment. I do other things to contribute
to free software, and any time I spend on this is essentially wasted
(since it is of use only to myself). I understand that real men use
only Debian ... well I am not one of them.
Bernard
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