I feel that Linux became slow in everything regarded to GUI. way too slow. While it seems the Microsoft XP work much faster ( the boot and the GUI )
Its not only the speed also the smoothness is better at Microsoft. Something must be done :( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaul Karl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 2:17 AM Subject: [OT] Moving away from KDE to what? > In a continuation to the office suit launch speed discussion it might be > interesting to look at the following thread from debian-user. The URL is > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/debian-user-200211/subject.html > and one should look for `[OT] Moving away from KDE to what?'. > I am aware to the fact that due to the Hebrew thing we need > {KDE,GNOME} much more then US users. I also didn't check whether they > were discussing KDE2 or KDE3. > > While on this subject, is it true that GUI is more integrated into Win > kernel then the Linux kernel? Another side of the same coin is that > maybe X is much more {big,bloated} then Win. > > For those who want the URL summarized, here is the first message on > that thread: > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 10:08:05AM +0100, Alex Polite wrote: > > I visited my mother last week to help her setup her DSL > > connection. While doing so I realized that her Windows 2000 350 MHz > > box is a lot more responsive then my Debian/GNU/KDE 500 MHz box. > > > > So out goes KDE. > > > > I tried out the minimalistic ratpoison an ion wms and kind of like > > them. At least they are fast. But they don't handle apps like gimp or xmms to > > well. Now I'm looking something in the middle ground. > > > > Here are the requirements: > > > > 1) Must be able to "maximize window to available space" a la > > enlightenment. > > > > 2) Must support multiple sequence key bindings a la emacs. > > > > 3) Must be fast. > > > > 4) Must be faster. > > > > alex > > > > -- > > Alex Polite > > http://plusseven.com/gpg > > > > -- > > Shaul Karl, [EMAIL PROTECTED] e t > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
