Lukasz Jastrzebski said : > When p:d switched from dyne-based system that used fluxbox as a > default, to ubuntu-based model, XFCE was really lightweight (in terms > of ram and CPU cycles used), yet very elastic and intuitive. LXDE was > just starting as a mainstream software, there was lots of problems > that are now solved and some lacking things that are now implemented > in it. Openbox was also not as popular, as it is now. XFCE solved many > problems (like hardware support), that other (more simplistic) window > managers were unable to handle without some external software (so > using this would make lots of work for the team to spot what is needed > and choose solution). > I guess that was the factors that pushed p:d devs to use XFCE as a > default environment in the not-so-distant past, and some of those are > still vital nowadays.
Yup :) a. -- http://su.kuri.mu --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
