Re: FVWM: Re: Question about fvwm history

From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 04:34:12 +0100

For anybody who has missed the outcome of this thread: The first
fvwm release (0.5) was announced on 1st of June, 1993. The 1.0
release was announced on 21st of October, 1993.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 12:53:09PM -0500, larry.gensch_at_compaq.com wrote:
> On 25 Feb, Ulrich Fahrenberg wrote:
>
> > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2164
> >
> > There is no really new information on the date-of-birth of FVWM, but
> > he's saying that FVWM means `Feeble Virtual Window Manager'...
> >
> > I prefer `feline'...

I prefer not making a decision :-)

> I've followed FVWM for quite a number of years. The "feeble" referred
> to its memory footprint, which was how FVWM was "marketed" in the early
> days.
>
> We can credit Robert with the concept of WM "module" programs: the
> first one was GoodStuff, which was rewritten (or renamed) as FvwmButtons
> and possibly FvwmWharf.
[snip]

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^

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