The GNUstep environment is a bundle of WindowMaker and other software using Ojective-C and related OpenStep-clone bits. It's not quite a disto of it's own, but can be applied to run on top of other distros and be a pretty complete makeover. This ( http://io.debian.net/~tar/gnustep/ ) site describes the environment, includes a link to a live-CD to test drive it, package lists, and instructions to install. Having used NeXT in it's time, the full GNUstep bit does create a remarkably similar experience, though far more useful as you will have access to the full range of modern executables which would be nigh impossible to make work on NeXT- or Openstep. Kris Browne kris.browne at gmail.com 612-353-6969 612-408-4431 http://www.google.com/profiles/kris.browne "the least expensive, most bug-free line of code is the one you didn't have to write." - Steve Jobs On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 15:48, Samael <samael.anon at gmail.com> wrote: > i think knoppix std uses it??? > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Michael Berkowski <mjb at umn.edu> wrote: > >> On 1/18/2011 12:17 PM, Drmgiver wrote: >> > So, I have spent many years with Ubuntu, but I just recently fell in >> > love with WindowMaker. Learning a bit about it I have found out that it >> > isn't used very often any longer. But I am curious if anyone out there >> > knows of any distro who uses it by default? >> >> To me, it's almost a little incongruous to think of a classic window >> manager like Window Maker (or JWM, TWM, or my preferred FVWM, etc) as a >> "default" distribution component, since all of these act independently >> of the desktop integration aimed at by popular modern distributions. >> Puppy Linux uses (at my last encounter, ca 4.0) JWM as a default. If >> you uncheck the gnome box when installing Red Hat, you'll fall back to >> TWM. >> >> Instead, the classic bare window managers represent what I like most >> about running Linux. They are components as much as is your web browser >> or mail client, but usually invite (or require, in the case of FVWM) a >> very deep level of customization on which to fine-tune one's work >> environment. That's what I see as a poor fit for distributions in >> general -- a distribution, pretty much by definition, makes decisions >> about software inclusion to address either a very specific set of needs, >> or more commonly the most general set possible. In either case though, >> it's directed at specific/broad *groups of users*. In contrast, the >> classic window managers are better suited to selection & use by an >> individual who really understands his or her specific needs, keyboarding >> habits, window arrangement preferences, etc. >> >> My $0.02, >> +++++++++++++++++ >> Michael Berkowski >> Minitex / MnLINK Linux Systems Administrator and Programmer >> University of Minnesota >> 612.625.8736 >> mjb at umn.edu >> PGP Public key: >> http://www.tc.umn.edu/~berk0081/pgp/pubkey.asc<http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eberk0081/pgp/pubkey.asc> >> +++++++++++++++++ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20110118/5396fad2/attachment-0001.htm