commit 5b44e55d20c634e47bc854696ba84f4cb48254ac
parent a7ee2e6aaf8a924cbc1cced129eba83fdcac99bd
Author: FRIGN <dev@frign.de>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:29:54 +0200
Remove dead software from sucks.md
When projects haven't received care for over 7 years, they should
make room for more recent examples of suckness.
There's no reason to encourage bit-rot.
The first step is to clean this list, before putting in newer
elements.
While at it, shuffle around a bit more with other areas of this
page to concentrate the message.
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/suckless.org/sucks.md b/suckless.org/sucks.md
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ possible to avoid them. If you use them, consider looking for alternatives.
Build Systems
-------------
-* [cmake][11] (written in C++) - It is so huge and bloated that compilation
- takes more time than compiling GCC (!).
- It's not even possible to use it to create freestanding Makefiles, since
- the generated Makefiles call back into the cmake binary itself.
+* [cmake][11] (written in C++) - so huge and bloated, compilation takes longer
+ than compiling GCC (!).
+ It's not even possible to create freestanding Makefiles, since the generated
+ Makefiles call back into the cmake binary itself.
* [waf][12] and [scons][13] (both written in Python) - waf code is dropped
into the compilee's build tree, so it does not benefit from updated versions
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@ Programs
There are many broken X programs. Go bug the developers of these broken
programs to fix them. Here are some of the main causes of this brokenness:
-* The program assumes a specific window management model, e.g.
+* The program **assumes a specific window management model**, e.g.
assumes you are using a WIMP-window manager like those
found in KDE or Gnome. This assumption breaks the
[ICCCM conventions][icccm].
-* The application uses a fixed size - this limitation does not fit
+* The application uses a **fixed size** - this limitation does not fit
into the world of tiling window managers very well, and can also be
seen as breaking the ICCCM conventions, because a fixed sized window
assumes a specific window management model as well (though the ICCCM
does not forbid fixed-size windows). In any case, the ICCCM requests
that clients accept any size the window manager proposes to them.
-* The program is based on strange non-standard window manager
- hints that only work properly with a window manager supporting these
+* The program is based on strange **non-standard window manager
+ hints** that only work properly with a window manager supporting these
extensions - this simply breaks the ICCCM as well. E.g. trash icon
programs.
-* The program does not conform to ICCCM due to some missing or
- improperly set hints.
+* The program does not conform to ICCCM due to some **missing or
+ improperly set hints**.
Workarounds
-----------
@@ -90,16 +90,10 @@ floating mode.
The following programs are broken (see [rocking stuff](/rocks) for saner alternatives):
-* XMMS (assumes fixed size, doesn't set transient\_for hint properly)
-* Xchat
-* [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox) (doesn't set the TRANSIENT\_FOR hint correctly on its download dialog)
-* beep-media-player
-* gqview
-* gthumb
+* [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox) (doesn't set the TRANSIENT\_FOR
+ hint correctly on its download dialog)
* mplayer with GUI (assumes special window management model. It works without the GUI)
-* xine (same as xmms)
-* aterm (doesn't like being resized by the WM), See [aterm-ml-post][aterm-ml-post]
- Alternatives: (u)xterm, urxvt, [st][st], [uuterm][uuterm]
+* xine
See also
--------
