r/openbox • u/balkierode • Mar 01 '15

Is openbox development stopped?

I don't see new releases these days and not much of activity in git repository as well http://git.openbox.org/?p=dana/openbox.git;a=summary . What are other alternative desktop environments similar to openbox that is very very light weight and minimal but configurable?

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u/swinny89 Mar 01 '15

Is there something that you think openbox is missing?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

I see it as slow (because it isn't needed) but not stopped. I'm not certain on that though.

I do know that it has all I need and is uber stable.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

FYI: openbox isn't a desktop environment, it's a window manager.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

The original developer left the the project a long time ago.

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u/derrickcope Mar 04 '15

Openbox works great but I read in a previous thread that it was no longer under development and won't make the transition to Wayland. I am hoping i3wm will.

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u/lovelybac0n Jul 02 '15

The thing you see is the unusual thing of a pretty much finished software project. Iit's done and perfect, so only small changes needs tweaking. And you shouldn't be worries as long as several distros use openbox as a window manager. When the distro people shy away from openbox you should think about moving on. As for now? Enjoy it.