Re: [gentoo-desktop] kde-sunset

[Dominique Michel <dominique.michel@vtxnet.ch>]

Le Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:33:30 +0100,
Dominique Michel <dominique.michel@vtxnet.ch> a écrit :

> Le Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:16:25 +0100,
> <wabenbau@gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> > Am Donnerstag, 05.12.2013 um 18:09
> > schrieb Andreas Sturmlechner <andreas.sturmlechner@gmail.com>:
> > 
> > > ---Original Message---
> > > From: wabenbau@gmail.com
> > > > Hi folks,
> > > > 
> > > > I was a KDE user for many years (starting with KDE version 0.4)
> > > > but since KDE4 ousted KDE3 I'm using XFCE. 
> 
> Fvwm-crystal here from many years ago. Its application menu have full
> support for the additional free desktop categories out of the box,
> which make it the most maintenance free apps menu of all desktops.
> 
> Recent versions include a native support with nice 2 pictures icons
> for the xdg-user-directories with any file manager you can think
> about, inclusive console stuffs like mc (2 simultaneously with left
> and middle click, + contextual menu on right click).
> 
> It is funny, fast, stable and don't bloat your system. Its memory
> usage depend mostly on the modules in use into a recipe
> (theme), more modules imply more memory, but the speed remain the
> same, only the start time is different from one recipe to another.
> 
> > > [CUT] 
> > > > Before I try to do this, I have some questions.
> > > > 
> > > > 1. How secure is it to use KDE 3.5 from the kde-sunset overlay?
> > > > Are there maybe security leaks that are fixed in KDE4 but not in
> > > > KDE 3.5?
> 
> Fvwm-crystal provide only a desktop and don't bloat in any way with
> the system. It will be as secure than your system , your preferred
> file managers, browsers, and other softwares are, not more, but not
> less.
> 
> A new version is in preparation for the end of the year or something
> like that. It will add a new function (random loop wallpaper) and
> contain a major and a few minor bug fixes.

And an editor for the few preferences which are not included directly
into its main menu.

> 
> Dominique
>