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Project Summary
FVWM is a multiple large virtual desktop window manager with very modest resource consumption but highly configurable. Once configured it will suit working habits like no other window manager.
It conforms to virtually all modern desktop specifications, supports transparency and antialiasing in every component. The backgrounds can be set on a per-desktop or per-screen basis with one of the many included modules.
In a Nutshell, FVWM...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a small development team
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took an estimated 69 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in October, 1998
ending with its most recent commit 28 days ago
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
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Project Security
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