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Re: So many icewms



> > We have icwm, icewm13, icewm14, icewm17 (wip), and now icewm3 (wip).
> > Is there are reason for this?
>
> With the help of some MirBSD peeps, I think I remember now why there
> are so many icewm versions.
>
> 1.2.37 (or maybe the 1.2.38 beta that we have) was the last version
> released by the original IceWM upstream. The 1.3, 1.4 and 1.7 versions
> were provided by various folks "competing" to become the official
> mainline development.

Ah yes, interesting. I believe the current vesion 3 was the winner of
this seeing as their version is the one listed on the icewm site.

> Personally, I think the time when people needed to care about these
> intricacies is over, and we should just have icewm 3 as wm/icewm. I
> think this is what you were suggesting.

Yes, it is what I was suggesting.

Kev


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