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From: stripes@pix.com (Josh Osborne)
Subject: Re: .xinitrc&window manager for XFree86
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References: <1992Oct13.113607.15615@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:41:57 GMT
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In article <1992Oct13.113607.15615@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) writes:
[...]
>Any other window managers?
tvtwm, and gwm are the only (free) ones of note...
>What is the point of having the xdm?
Mostly to control xterminals. However if everone who uses the box allways
uses X it is nice not to have to wait for the server to start each time you
login...
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when it's necessary to compromise. - Larry Wall