As soon as I can I'll install it. I downloaded it a day or so ago. Collins wrote:
> [ snips ] > > On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:33:25 -0600 "Brett I. Holcomb" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Thanks, I'm downloaded it now. KDE > is nice and I've liked it but I'm > getting tired of >> >> A). Report problem in current version that is released - get. "Well > it's > fixed (we think) in the one that will be released in a few months > so we > won't be worrying about the version that is in the field and > everyone is > using". >> >> B) Get "We're all volunteers so we can't be expected to fix it" with > one > breath and "We're going to be the desktop that competes with MS" > in the > next. >> >> C) I have 2.2.1 but I understand other versions are getting more > bloatware.> >> >> Rick Sivernell wrote: >> > >> >> No, xfce uses xfwm and is fast, lightweight, small download, and > easy> >> to set up. It's fun. Did I say fast? I like it better than > windowmaker> >> or blackbox. (sorry, fans, I haven't used either > extensively)> >> >> >> If you have gnome or kde installed, the xfce desktop user menu > (mouse> >> click menu) shows the menu structure (if it's in standard > locations)> >> and allows running gnome/kde apps. >> >> >> >> It is being constantly improved. > > xfce will never be bloatware. It also will never be the KDE type > desktop with icons all over the place. There is the occasional bog, but > if I wait longer than a day to read mail, the bug has usually been fixed > by the time I read the mail. For those of you who are really into guis, > the xftree program is quite good, or a lot of people use the rox filer > under xfce. > > Instead of "we're much too busy to do that," you read comments like > "I'll fix that as soon as I've had breakfast." The only requests that > are rejected out of hand are the requests for bloaty functions. > > Except for the occasional use of an audio mixer, I can't remember the > last time I actually used the kde or gnome menus. xfce is it for me. > It worked equally well on FreeBSD. > -- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] AKA Grunt <>< Registered Linux User #188143 Remove R777 to email _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
