CDE Open Sourced

#1

Post by jonathansizz » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 4:13 AM UTC

CDE Open Sourced
cdesktopenv.sourceforge.net

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#2

Post by opminion » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC

Just what we needed, a timely contribution to help bring Linux to the desktop. /sarcasm

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#3

Post by Zenst » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:03 AM UTC

Excellent, was always my favorite GUI as was compact, fast, and could get on with things with the only real distraction being xeye's that you could get bored of very soon.

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#4

Post by spudlyo » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:03 AM UTC

opminion wrote: post #2

Just what we needed, a timely contribution to help bring Linux to the desktop. /sarcasm

Maybe soon we'll have open source Motif, then I'll finally be able to not give a shit.

Funny timing though, I'm pretty sure I saw a Motif app or two on one of the screens at NASA during the Curiosity landing.

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#5

Post by LiroXIV » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:04 AM UTC

opminion wrote: post #2

Just what we needed, a timely contribution to help bring Linux to the desktop. /sarcasm

Touche.

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#6

Post by meepmorp » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:08 AM UTC

I like that it's on Sourceforge, as though they're inviting people to ignore it. That said, I'll probably try building it over the weekend, just for nostalgia's sake.

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#7

Post by ktsmith » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:13 AM UTC

spudlyo wrote: post #4

opminion wrote: post #2

Just what we needed, a timely contribution to help bring Linux to the desktop. /sarcasm

Maybe soon we'll have open source Motif, then I'll finally be able to not give a shit . Funny timing though, I'm pretty sure I saw a Motif app or two on one of the screens at NASA during the Curiosity landing.

You saw XVD when they were displaying the images from the rover: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20090032078

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#8

Post by nnq » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:14 AM UTC

what's amazing is that something like CDE's default look seems very "clean" and utilitarian in a sense, after so much exposure to modern desktop environments... it's like the computer screaming at you: "it's about getting things done, Sticky, not about aesthetic masturbation!"...

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#9

Post by dlinder » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:14 AM UTC

I read this as:

"CDE open sourced..."

"...on SourceForge"

Re: CDE Open Sourced

#10

Post by madrona » Wed, Aug 08, 2012, 5:55 AM UTC

Bad memories of writing CS assignments on overtaxed Sun workstations, with that crap WM. I fetishized those expensive purple boxes until I had to use one.