[HN Gopher] CDE is still developed and modern in 2021
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CDE is still developed and modern in 2021
Author : indigodaddy
Score : 38 points
Date : 2021-11-02 17:08 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| rnd0 wrote:
| >CDE is still developed and modern in 2021
|
| I read the article and while I see a pretty good installation
| guide, I'm left unconvinced that CDE is either currently being
| developed or that it is "modern".
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| Anyone else?
| opencl wrote:
| Modern is probably a stretch but it is certainly still being
| developed.
|
| You can see the commit log at
| https://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/code/ci/9ca0cf7545500a...
| chasil wrote:
| The question is if dtksh has been upgraded to David Korn's 2014
| release.
|
| CDE must start with a modern shell.
| nineteen999 wrote:
| I have to agree, at least on the "modern" part. I compiled it
| from sources last summer to run on a retro-style Linux LFS I
| was putting together for fun. It was fun and nostalgic to see
| CDE running again, but there were parts of the build that
| didn't work at all (eg. help viewers and documentation), and
| support for Xft antialiasing was still pretty spotty.
|
| It is still receiving patches AFAIK, and maybe these issues are
| fixed by now. But I also couldn't help feel it was probably a
| ticking time bomb regarding security fixes etc.
| ahartmetz wrote:
| Dunno, I expect antialiased font rendering in modern software.
| Talk about overselling.
| ch_123 wrote:
| NsCDE is worth a look at for those who want the look and feel of
| CDE, but implemented with some more up-to-date tech.
|
| https://github.com/NsCDE/NsCDE
| formerly_proven wrote:
| Do people like the "look and feel" of CDE, Motif et al?
| satya71 wrote:
| CDE had some great concepts. It was super consistent, dtksh
| allowed programming the GUI, fantastic built-in help. If it were
| not for the probably security-holy code-base, the missing
| creature comforts like anti-aliasing and dated look will keep me
| away from it.
| enjoy-your-stay wrote:
| Motif is also a bit chunky, and the serif font looks a bit
| dated, but it is very consistent, and has well designed colour
| schemes so very easy on the eye.
|
| The dock was a really useful tool though, drag and drop
| printing and workspace short cuts. The version I used on HPUX
| even had a small green blinking activity light like a disk
| activity light (probably also network) which I loved.
| dang wrote:
| Not that many past threads:
|
| _CDE - Common Desktop Environment_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16300557 - Feb 2018 (49
| comments)
|
| _OpenBSD 6.2 and CDE_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15967446 - Dec 2017 (58
| comments)
|
| _CDE Open Sourced_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4353861 - Aug 2012 (37
| comments)
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