POLL: Fedora KDE Users

[Dotan Cohen]

On 30/10/06, Joe Klemmer <klemmerj at webtrek.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-30 at 12:38 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
> > If you're using KDE apps in XFCE then you've gained nothing by
> > switching to the lighter desktop. The KDE apps depend on KDE libraries
> > that will get loaded in XFCE as well.
>
>        Same situation with GNOME apps.

Correct.

> > That's the reason that I don't switch I am too dependant upon Kate to
> > give her up, and using Kate I might as well use KDE as the libraries
> > are already loaded.
>
>        There's actually many other reasons one might use Xfce besides the
> "resources" point.  I personally had been using Xfce since version 1.x
> and really prefer the way that the wm handles windows and the phylosophy
> that the bundled apps (i.e. file manager, editor, terminal, etc.)
> work/look/feel.
>
>        One of the funniest things (funny strange, not funny "ha ha") that's
> been happening recently is that Xfce has moved away from the #1 reason I
> have always used it.  See, it started out as a pannel that gave CDE'like
> functionality to fvwm.  Over the years it grew into it'sown WM then it's
> own DE but even with all the added featurs and functionality is could
> still be made to look and feel like CDE (only much better).
> Unfortunately the direction that version 4.4 has taken had moved away
> from any kind of CDE'ness.  I'm not ragging on the dev team for Xfce.
> They do what they can and feel is right based on what they and the
> userbase need.  I am definitely in the vast minority in my preference.
> I just will really miss the UI I found to be the one that was right for
> me.
>

Actually, it all seems to be directed by the whim of one developer,
not a team. Especially the <4.4 vs. >4.4 discussions that were raging
at the time that I unsubscribed from the xfce list.

Dotan Cohen

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