9wm
9wm is an X11 window manager written by David Hogan (dhog) in 1994 to emulate the Plan 9 Second EDition window manager, 8½. Many later minimalist window managers for X were either inspired by, or directly derived from, 9wm.
The README file in the 9wm source distribution describes it like so:
9wm is an X window manager which attempts to emulate the Plan 9 window manager 8-1/2 as far as possible within the constraints imposed by X. It provides a simple yet comfortable user interface, without garish decorations or title-bars. Or icons. And it's click-to-type. This will not appeal to everybody, but if you're not put off yet then read on. (And don't knock it until you've tried it).
9wm has an undocumented -nostalgia option, for a Blit cursor, which John Mackin insisted on.
9wm derivatives and 9wm-inspired window managers
- w9wm
- lwm
- larswm
- aewm
- wm2
- wmx
- wmii
- dwm
- rio in Plan 9 from User Space