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Way back when, my first slackware distro called it the
feeble-virtual-window-manager. Curiously though, _Free_ (while probably the
correct answer) is hardly a distinction in an arena where 90% of the WMs are
free.
Tried a google for _feeble virtual window manager_, 202 hits return.
for _free virtual window manager_, 41 hits return.
Bye,
Richard Smith
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: RE: FVMW: ?? Virtual Window Manager
>
>
> I asked:
> -----Original Message-----
> Does anyone know what the "f" in fvmw stands for? Or, for that matter, how
> "vmw" stands for "Virtual Window Manager"? I used my favourite
> resource for
> acronyms http://www.acronymfinder.com/, and googled on it when that failed
> me.
> ----
> And was answered very promptly by a horde of helpful people, which lack of
> time prevents me from acknowledging individually, but I have learned:
>
> "F" appears to be of uncertain meaning, but the most sensible option is
> "free".
>
> The acronym originally *was* "fvwm" but has been transposed by some
> illiterate developer in prehistoric times, so that both "fvwm" and "fvmw"
> are acknowledged as valid.
>
> So that entry on my glossary now reads: fvmw (since that's the variation
> we're using): "Free Virtual Window Manager".
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Jane Carnall
>
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