Motif Window Manager

Motif Window Manager

MWM running on Debian GNU/Linux
Developer(s)	The Open Group
Stable release	2.3.4 / October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Window manager
License	GNU LGPL
Website	http://motif.ics.com

In computing, the Motif Window Manager (MWM) is an X window manager based on the Motif toolkit.

§Overview

MWM is a lightweight and, by today's standards, extremely minimalist window manager; for example, it lacks support for virtual desktops. A plain text file is used to generate a root menu that the user can customize. Another plain text file controls the colors of MWM's GUI but little else.

§Origins

Motif and MWM were created by the Open Software Foundation (Motif was sometimes even called "OSF/Motif") but is nowadays owned by The Open Group.

§Licensing

Originally, MWM and Motif could only be purchased. The same software was also available as OpenMotif, though not on properly open source or free software terms. In late 2012, Motif and MWM were released under the LGPL as free software.

§See also

• Common Desktop Environment
• FVWM
• Visual User Environment

§External links

• SourceForge: Motif (source code)
• Open Motif project page
• The Motif FAQ (Kenton Lee)
• Motif: Volumes 6A and 6B (O'Reilly and Associates, free PDF downloads)
• Motif User's Guide