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From: g89r4222@kudu.ru.ac.za (Geoff Rehmet)
Subject: Re: SMALL Xterms AND Window Managers
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 19:10:16 GMT
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In <2ak3qs$a91@pdq.coe.montana.edu> nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes:

>I've been using fvwm for a window manager, and IMHO it's just as nice as any
>I've tried before, with virtual windows, menu bars, etc..

>Give it a shot.  I'll probably make a package of it available for FreeBSD
>sometime when I get a little more time, but due to other priorities it
>won't be today.

The latest versions of fvwm and rxvt (a "light-weight xterm") can
be found at  spcot.sanders.com (anon ftp).

As far as fvwm goes - I use it first because I think it's cute,
and second because it's small.

Geoff.
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