> >      I don't know if what you say is true, and if it is, there's really
> > a regression in Linux performance.  Before, it was possible to run Linux
> > in a 16MB machine.  Kernel using less than 4MB and X less than 4MB too.
> >  I can't imagine that kernel and X alone could use up to 64MB.
>
> Imagine it...
>
> If you want, you could always go back to RH 4.2, or Mandrake 6.4...
>
> If you want to run the latest apps, you need to have the hardware to handle
> it.  Just the way it is.

Umm....not really
If you want to run a window manager that does everything and has all sorts of 
bells and whistles then you need the hardware....
KDE and GNOME are both very memory and CPU intensive as they have their own 
window managers, sound servers, font control systems, application 
hooks...well you get the idea.
If you want a sleeker resource footprint, try xfce or windowmaker or afterstep

Andrew

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