Re: [aclug-L] Openwindows!!!

[Mohammad Islam <sohel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greg House wrote:
> 
> >Yes, it's olvwm.  You should be able to find it as a package in your Linux
> >distribution.
> >
> >I can't resist, though: Why would you want that window manager?  I really
> >don't like it at all :-)
> 
> Yeah, the old OpenLook thing.  Pretty clunky.
> 
> Unless he's thinking of what you get with a more recent Solaris system,
> which is CDE.  It's not a bad window manager, but it's a commercial package.
> I think you can get a version for Linux too.  Similar to the WM you get with
> an HP Xterm.  Seems like I saw a GPL WM that's real similar, if that's what
> you're looking for.  I can't remember the name of it though.
> 
> At least he's not looking for a WM like that weird thing you get with Irix.
> It's like being on a giant Mac or something.
> 


Haha :)) Ask a simple question and get not so simple answer:))

Well I have located the olvwm/olwm and installed and ran it on linux
suystems and well... i don't like it. I just wanted to see how it
looks..thats all. You all would be happy to know that i went back to my
trusty and favourite Afterstep.

Thanks to all of  you kind input.

Regards,

mohammed
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