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fsv2 (was Re: What is the point of Lirix?)

From vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux
Subject fsv2 (was Re: What is the point of Lirix?)
Date 2024-11-20 05:07 +0000
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References <vh69pd$33fl3$1@dont-email.me> <vh6vdo$jo5$2@ereborbbs.duckdns.org> <lq3k0bF60blU1@mid.individual.net>

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On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:43 +0000, Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
wrote in <lq3k0bF60blU1@mid.individual.net>:

> On 15/11/2024 08:06, Kyonshi wrote:
>> On 11/15/2024 2:56 AM, Woozy Song wrote:
>>> It is based on Arch, but IRIX was a Unix derivative.
>>> And they polished up the MaXX desktop, so it doesn't look retro at
>>> all.
>>> I would rather install CDE on a Debian-based distro for nostalgia.
>> 
>> I assume it would be a Linux version of IRIX (whatever that is)
>> according to the design principles of IRIX (whatever those were.
>> 
>> Ah, I see... the window manager they use is an evolution of the IRIX
>> window manager, so I guess their whole point is making a system that
>> uses it.
> 
> I'd like the Silicon Graphics 3D file system navigator fully implemented
> ... same as seen on Jurassic Park. I wonder if it runs on that.

Might want to investigate fsv:

https://github.com/mcuelenaere/fsv

It's in AUR, builds and runs on Linux Mint.

It's also unmaintained -- if it breaks, you get to
keep both pieces, etc.

(Consider filelight(1) for a better visualization
experience.)

Reference thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/234pey/as_it_turns_out_you_can_run_jurassic_parks_3d/

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What is the point of Lirix? Woozy Song <suzyw0ng@outlook.com> - 2024-11-15 09:56 +0800
  Re: What is the point of Lirix? Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-11-15 09:06 +0100
    Re: What is the point of Lirix? Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2024-11-19 14:00 +0000
      fsv2 (was Re: What is the point of Lirix?) vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2024-11-20 05:07 +0000
        Re: fsv2 (was Re: What is the point of Lirix?) Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-21 07:09 -0500
  Re: What is the point of Lirix? "xerocool" <bs@bs.com> - 2025-02-11 23:18 -0800

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