I don't think this is anymore a valid concern. From the Wayland FAQ:
"How can I replace Wayland's Window Manager?
The Wayland architecture integrates the display server, window manager and compositor into one process. You can think of Wayland as a toolkit for creating clients and compositors. It is not a specific single compositor or window manager. If you want a different window manager, you can write a new one. A 'libweston' effort is underway in order to allow new environments to reuse Weston's codebase and mechanics, whilst providing their own look and feel."
There's a handful of Wayland compositor frameworks - including one built by the KDE project - and Weston provides an interface by which custom UIs can be created. I don't think there's going to be much of an issue, aside from potential problems with the spec itself.
Sorry, but what the heck is dwm, dmenu? Where is your philosophy statement that can be read? I'm sure everything you're doing is great, but people aren't going to join a mailing list before they at least have a real interest in what you're doing. The current web page does very little to inform someone starting from zero. At least someone as thick as me. Cheers.
> Where is your philosophy statement that can be read?
This demonstrates that you did not even visit the suckless.org home page [0]. How do I know?
Because the word "philosophy" in the two sentences preid24 quoted links to the very thing you're asking for. It's even a boring-old anchor-tag-link in almost-traditional hyperlink blue on traditional white that reacts on hover.
> [W]hat the heck is dwm, dmenu?
Also answered by the hyperlinks on the suckless home page.
I didn't go back to the web page before answering the reply, you're right. Still haven't, since i've yet to hear something compelling that I missed the first time.
An abstract philosophy for example, isn't going to leave an impression without some concrete examples of its principles in action.. a screen shot maybe, of the applications mentioned with an explanation of how and why they are better than the alternatives.
N.B. "Take a hike"... this does not seem like a friendly community at all.
You can take what you will from my reaction to your website, or nothing. If you think nobody important will ever share my view, then there's no harm in ignoring me :-)
Sorry that the tone between us became somewhat combative, since that was never how I felt about things for a moment.
Hi, I love you. You are a normal person on HN trying to honestly make sense of the world of technology, and not taking any crap from all of the "Haha, U srsly don't know about xvzz and zxcz, LOL" types of people around here. I just love that!
Thanks. Someone seems to think i'm filled with "ire", when all I was expressing was my genuine experience of not feeling engaged or intrigued by a website. The responses so far seem very defensive.
It's a pity that your admiration is misplaced.
tux1968 has let their ire prevent them from launching even the most basic fact finding mission. (That is, actually visiting the home page of the project about which they're asking questions.)
I understand and respect their position too, and while I think it's probably a waste of time and effort, I think they're a little less misguided than the GPL group. I use both GPL and BSD tools every day, so I'm mostly indifferent.
Hmm, I do agree with parent poster, happiness of one should not be derived from work at all costs. We all are not some copy paste robots. For most folks out there, job is just a job (talking about IT). Not horrible, not great all the time, somewhere in between with highlights and darker parts. Overall, when all + and - sum up, result will be + (if not, change jobs. very easy for most IT professions).
There is great amount of space for creativity in any job, but also a lot of have-to-do-it stuff. Isn't it easier to accept this ballance in life and try to reach some perfect spot within it, rather than strive for problem-free or chores-free life? (anyway it would be boring as hell).
At the end, we are all unique. Do what feels right for you, just accept that other out there might have very different goals and drives. I am quite (a lot) happy in my current spot in life and balance I achieved, but I know a few people that would not enjoy it as much.
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