G'day, XFCE4 seems to be the lightweight desktop of choice these days. It's GTK based (like gnome), and looks a lot like OSX. Definitely worth looking at for very low end machines.
Because it is GTK based, it works better with gnome apps than KDE (you already have gtk libs in memory... loading qt stuff uses extra). Last time I looked, it was pretty complete, only lacking the extra frills that Gnome etc has. Probably the biggest thing missing is the nice Gnome Desktop Preferences configuration stuff. As to what is wrong with KDE... for me it is an illogical aversion based on the bad taste the licensing issue left in my mouth... I know, that was years ago, but Gnome works very well for me, and it keeps on getting better. I'm so used to it now, every time I use a KDE interface I just get frustrated. Learning and supporting two desktops is a pain... I can understand the desire to "standardise" on one. However, for me, that means I will pick Gnome every time over KDE. If debian-edu was KDE only, I would not use it... I would pick something else that was Gnome based, or roll my own. -- Donovan Baarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~abo/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
