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Re: Proposal to import window(1) into the base



Tobias Nygren <tnn%NetBSD.org@localhost> writes:

> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:12:39 +0200
> Kamil Rytarowski <kamil%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>
>> I propose to import window(1) into the base.
>> 
>> tmux is a similar program to tmux, but much simpler and traditional in
>> the BSD environment. Personally I use tmux as a screen replacement for
>> detached consoles, but for management of windows I prefer window(1).
>> window(1) does one thing and does it well.
>
> window(1) was removed in NetBSD-6.0, almost 9 years ago. I think most
> users have, begrudgingly or not, migrated to tmux(1). There is little
> merit in resurrecting window after this much time has passed. Unless
> it covers a specific use case that tmux cannot support my opinion is
> that it should stay in pkgsrc.

I basically agree with tnn@.  Base should be on one hand minimal and
functional on the other. Plus, I think tmux is actually quite easy to
use in a simple manner.

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