I'm new to FreeBSD, but I have been a Windows NT/2000 user for so long that I absolutely hate it when some software distributor bureaucrat decides to mess with my favorite "windows classic" desktop. It's infuriating to have the carpet swept off our feet every 6 months for absolutely no good reason. So, to hell with Microsoft and its costly & disorienting upgrades. 
I've wondered in the Linux world for a couple of weeks after upgrading my computer, but their bad habit of having everything packaged has the unfortunate disadvantage of creating a fragile system that can break anytime when you install something unexpected. Very frustrating! Luckily, I found FreeBSD and it's ability to compile ports. Yeah!
I tried a few graphical interfaces, but none of them would make me happy until I found QVWM. Unfortunately, the supporting website disappeared 3 years ago, so the FreeBSD port was retired. Luckily, I found a tarball here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qvwm/
I managed to compile it and work around the required "out of date" libraries. Here's the result:
(click the image to enlarge)
So, after all that being said, here's my question. Do you guys think QVWM should reintegrate the FreeBSD rich Ports library? I would be happy to help maintain it. After all, I have NO PLAN to switch to a different X11 window manager now. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
PS: How do you like my little beastie?
Dominique.
I've wondered in the Linux world for a couple of weeks after upgrading my computer, but their bad habit of having everything packaged has the unfortunate disadvantage of creating a fragile system that can break anytime when you install something unexpected. Very frustrating! Luckily, I found FreeBSD and it's ability to compile ports. Yeah!
I tried a few graphical interfaces, but none of them would make me happy until I found QVWM. Unfortunately, the supporting website disappeared 3 years ago, so the FreeBSD port was retired. Luckily, I found a tarball here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qvwm/
I managed to compile it and work around the required "out of date" libraries. Here's the result:
(click the image to enlarge)So, after all that being said, here's my question. Do you guys think QVWM should reintegrate the FreeBSD rich Ports library? I would be happy to help maintain it. After all, I have NO PLAN to switch to a different X11 window manager now. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
PS: How do you like my little beastie?
Dominique.
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