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I use Debian with a patched version of motif window manager. The 90s never ended:
As someone who uses mwm for work, I only have one question for you: Why?
It's simple, easily customisable, and I like the big chiseled buttons.
"Motif Window Manager"? I'm on mobile and have old eyes, but it looks like WindowMaker. If so, great choice! If not, I'll have to look closer when I get home.
It really is mwm :) The toolchest-like menu in the upper left corner isn't part of mwm though.
You can find more info about the mwm fork here: https://fastestcode.org/emwm.html
I'll have to give this a spin! I miss motif, so much cleaner than modern GUIs, at least in my eyes.
I finally gave in and use default Gnome shell now just because I can't be bothered to configure the menus in WindowMaker any more. 20 years ago I had time to play and configure things, now, not so much.
I zoomed in, it's really close to WindowMaker / OpenStep, I liked it!