[Fluxbox-users] Is Flubox abandoned

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n***@nexus.hu

2014-12-19 23:48:26 UTC

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Frank McCormick

2014-12-20 01:44:57 UTC

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Hi,
I'm not sure if I should use Fluxbox in our product. It seems cool,
but the last update was 21 months ago. Is it abandoned or does anyone
work on it?
Regards,
Tamás
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I don't know...it's beginning to look like it has suffered the fate
of many open-source projects. I hope not. There are however some on this
list who obviously still use it and are helpful with problems.

Tim Johnson

2014-12-20 02:08:04 UTC

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Post by Frank McCormick

I'm seeing activity at http://fluxbox.org/news/ dated February of
2013. In computer years, I guess that's a long time back, but
http://fluxbox.org/help/ I'm seeing an IRC channel. That might be
the place to check.

Also, version 1.3.5 is provided from macports for the mac.
https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/x11/fluxbox/Portfile

For my purposes, I use it on all my netbooks which are in turn
used to shell into my main Mac WorkStation, and I love it.
I hope that development continues, but in the meantime, it
works well for me as it is.

:) I'm not abandoning it as a user.
cheers

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Genghis Khan

2014-12-20 03:13:17 UTC

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Hallo,

Last activity was at September 29th 2014.
http://git.fluxbox.org/fluxbox.git/

You might want to follow Fluxbox at GitHub (semi-official).
https://github.com/fluxbox/fluxbox

P.S. I think that git version is more comfortable than 1.3.5 version.

On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:48:26 +0100

Hi,
I'm not sure if I should use Fluxbox in our product. It seems cool,
but the last update was 21 months ago. Is it abandoned or does anyone
work on it? Regards, Tamás

2014-12-20 03:17:00 UTC

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I also use it on my computers. Even if there are no frequent releases,
what's out there is pretty darn stable, so I'm not leaving as a user.

Post by Genghis Khan
Hallo,
Last activity was at September 29th 2014.
http://git.fluxbox.org/fluxbox.git/
You might want to follow Fluxbox at GitHub (semi-official).
https://github.com/fluxbox/fluxbox
P.S. I think that git version is more comfortable than 1.3.5 version.
On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:48:26 +0100

Hi,
I'm not sure if I should use Fluxbox in our product. It seems cool,
but the last update was 21 months ago. Is it abandoned or does anyone
work on it? Regards, TamÃ¡s

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user1

2014-12-20 04:13:01 UTC

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I am using fluxbox 1.3.2-2 in ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned

Simple and fast

This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me

Here is my setup file

https://db.tt/muOwHenk

Post by Jj
I also use it on my computers. Even if there are no frequent releases,
what's out there is pretty darn stable, so I'm not leaving as a user.

Hi,
I'm not sure if I should use Fluxbox in our product. It seems cool,
but the last update was 21 months ago. Is it abandoned or does anyone
work on it? Regards, Tamás

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mclien

2014-12-20 10:23:18 UTC

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Post by user1
Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned

Same reason here :-)
KDE4 was a nightmare to me, so I searched for something light, fast, stable, recource-friendly.
Use it on debian sable since (always the version in the repos)

Post by user1
Simple and fast
This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me

mclien

Rafael Beraldo

2014-12-20 14:22:55 UTC

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Once I heard a talk by maddog someone had uploaded to Hacker Public Radio
in which he said that some software isn't "abandoned" or "dead" but rather
"done". That was a really interesting point of view. So while I appreciate
@nagyt's concern, since he's considering Fluxbox for their product, maybe
it's simply finished.

I don't use Fluxbox anymore (I'm using i3 now) but Fluxbox was my WM for
three or four years. It still has a special place in my heart.

Post by mclien

Post by user1
Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned

Same reason here :-)
KDE4 was a nightmare to me, so I searched for something light, fast,
stable, recource-friendly.
Use it on debian sable since (always the version in the repos)

Post by user1
Simple and fast
This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me

mclien
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user1

2014-12-20 17:15:16 UTC

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Why do you find i3 easier and better than Fluxbox?

Post by Rafael Beraldo

Post by mclien

Post by user1
Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned

Same reason here :-)
KDE4 was a nightmare to me, so I searched for something light, fast,
stable, recource-friendly.
Use it on debian sable since (always the version in the repos)

Post by user1
Simple and fast
This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me

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2014-12-20 17:17:44 UTC

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I also use i3 but in my laptop only. I find it makes better use of limited
screen real state. I use fluxbox for all later screen computers.

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Post by Rafael Beraldo
Once I heard a talk by maddog someone had uploaded to Hacker Public Radio
in which he said that some software isn't "abandoned" or "dead" but rather
"done". That was a really interesting point of view. So while I appreciate
@nagyt's concern, since he's considering Fluxbox for their product, maybe
it's simply finished.
I don't use Fluxbox anymore (I'm using i3 now) but Fluxbox was my WM for
three or four years. It still has a special place in my heart.
Why do you find i3 easier and better than Fluxbox?
Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned
Same reason here :-)
KDE4 was a nightmare to me, so I searched for something light, fast,
stable, recource-friendly.
Use it on debian sable since (always the version in the repos)
Simple and fast
This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me
mclien
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Rafael Beraldo

2014-12-21 21:10:58 UTC

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It isn't necessarily easier nor better. I'd been using Fluxbox for a long
time when I decided I wanted to try a tiling window manager. i3 was easier
to configure than other WMs (such as awesome) and I really liked the idea
of always using all of the screen. I always have a lot of terminals open
and now I don't have to worry about arranging them in a way I can see
everything at the same time.

As for ease of use, Fluxbox might even be easier than i3, at least to a
user coming from Windows or OS X.

Post by Rafael Beraldo
Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned
Same reason here :-)
KDE4 was a nightmare to me, so I searched for something light, fast,
stable, recource-friendly.
Use it on debian sable since (always the version in the repos)
Simple and fast
This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me
mclien
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Tim Johnson

2014-12-20 05:14:26 UTC

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Good news!

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Genghis Khan

2014-12-20 05:06:15 UTC

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There is Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE), which is a KDE 3.5 fork.
http://trinitydesktop.org/

On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 05:13:01 +0100

Post by user1
I am using fluxbox 1.3.2-2 in ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Best thing that happened to me since kde 3.5 was abandoned
Simple and fast
This version has a few minor bugs but works fine for me
Here is my setup file
https://db.tt/muOwHenk

Post by Jj
I also use it on my computers. Even if there are no frequent
releases, what's out there is pretty darn stable, so I'm not
leaving as a user.

Hi,
I'm not sure if I should use Fluxbox in our product. It seems
cool, but the last update was 21 months ago. Is it abandoned or
does anyone work on it? Regards, Tamás