On Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 09:08:38PM -0500, Brynet wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> I know not everyone uses OpenBSD for a desktop OS, but I have been for
> nearly 5 years and I'm quite curious about some of your opinions? do you
>  embrace minimalism or pure aesthetics? are the two mutually exclusive?
> 
> When I started using OpenBSD (..around 3.7) I was frequently switching
> between window managers, tweaking.. but for 2 years now I've been using
> fluxbox and I believe I'm comfortable with it.
> 
> * Do you use one of the bundled window managers like
> cwm(1)/twm(1)/fvwm(1) or something else?

xmonad after spending a lot of time getting ghc 6.10 set up.

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> * What other utilities do you find useful, any "dockapps" or similar
> applets? personal customizations?

-xmobar with CPU, battery, and fuzzy clock for statusbar
-mutt
-git for config syncing
-firefox
-tmux
-irssi
-mpd/pms

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> * Do you try to keep things uniform across other desktops?
> * What does your environment look like? anyone willing to post
> screenshots or actual workspace photos?

I always use the same programs, and the configs are generally the same
with machine-specific customizations tracked in my various git branches.

Typical screenshot: http://pohl.ececs.uc.edu/~jeremy/obsd-screen.png

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> 
> I realize none of this may be relevant or even useful, but I figured it
> was worth asking here anyway.
> 
> Anyone feel like humouring me? :-)
> 
> Thanks.
> -Bryan.