| Author | Matthew Allum |
|---|---|
| Developer | OpenedHand, Yocto Project |
| Released | April 13, 2007 (age 19) |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Language | C[1] |
| Genre | X window manager |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later[2] |
| Website | www.yoctoproject.org/software-item/matchbox |
Matchbox is a free and open source window manager for the X Window System. It is mainly intended for embedded systems and differs from most other window managers in that it only shows one window at a time. It is used by Maemo on Nokia Internet Tablets, the Neo 1973 smartphone based on Openmoko, the Vernier LabQuest handheld data acquisition device for science education, as well as on the XO-1 of the One Laptop Per Child Project.[3] before being replaced by Metacity.[4]
The project is currently developed under the Yocto Project.
Matchbox 2
Matchbox Window Manager II is a complete rewrite of the original m-w-m. It is in early stages of development.
See also
References
- ^ "The Matchbox Open Source Project on Ohloh". Ohloh.net. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ "Adopt SPDX license identifiers". 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Behind the OLPC price bump: better hardware". Ars Technica. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ^ "Sugarlabs Features/Metacity"