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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: fsv2 (was Re: What is the point of Lirix?)
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vallor wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

> 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/

Cool! Thanks!

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