Regarding configuration yes, regarding hacking it and community-wise, still nice for someone who likes C a lot. An additional criterion actually is license (so

Regarding configuration yes, regarding hacking it and community-wise, still nice for someone who likes C a lot. An additional criterion actually is license (somewhat). I for one am put off by anything published under GPLv3, think it's nice i3 is released under the BSD-License. Definitely something I personally regard as positive.