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   Chris Ahlstrom to vallor   
   Re: fsv2 (was Re: What is the point of L   
   21 Nov 24 07:09:24   
   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   vallor wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:00:43 +0000, Adrian Caspersz    
   > wrote in :   
   >   
   >> 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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