Article 58P6B Default window manager switched to CTWM in NetBSD-current

Default window manager switched to CTWM in NetBSD-current

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Thom Holwerda
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For more than 20 years, NetBSD has shipped X11 with the classic" default window manager of twm. However, it's been showing its age for a long time now.

In 2015, ctwm was imported, but after that no progress was made. ctwm is a fork of twm with some extra features - the primary advantages are that it's still incredibly lightweight, but highly configurable, and has support for virtual desktops, as well as a NetBSD-compatible license and ongoing development. Thanks to its configuration options, we can provide a default experience that's much more usable to people experienced with other operating systems.

The ctwm website has more information for those interested.

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