From e3d2ee84f85dcbf70058f5f8495fe21801cd9f54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Isaac Freund Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:02:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add README --- README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c8fe206 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# River + +River is a dynamic wayland compositor that takes inspiration from +[dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org) and [bspwm](https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm). + +*Note: River is currently very early in development and not ready for end users* + +## Design goals + +- Simplicity and minimalism, river should not overstep the bounds of a window manger. +- Dynamic window management based on a stack of views and tags like dwm. +- Scriptable configuration and control through a socket and separate +binary, `riverctl`, like bspwm. + +## Development + +If you'd like to participate in the development of river, please join our matrix channel: +[#river](https://matrix.to/#/!BQgAgeafraCtMiVbSX:matrix.org?via=matrix.org). + +I can often be found in the `#sway-devel` IRC channel with the nick `ifreund` +on irc.freenode.net as well, or reached by email at +[ifreund@ifreund.xyz](mailto:ifreund@ifreund.xyz).