Project Summary
KDE's window manager
KWin is an easy to use, but flexible, composited Window Manger for Xorg windowing systems on Linux. Its primary usage is in conjunction with a Desktop Shell (e.g. KDE Plasma Desktop). KWin is designed to go out of the way; users should not notice that they use a window manager at all. Nevertheless KWin provides a steep learning curve for advanced features, which are available, if they do not conflict with the primary mission. KWin does not have a dedicated targeted user group, but follows the targeted user group of the Desktop Shell using KWin as it's Window Manager.
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 89 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in August, 1999
ending with its most recent commit 2 days ago
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