Re: [gentoo-user] Re: KDE? Get me out of here!

[Zeerak Mustafa Waseem <zeerak.w@gmail.com>]

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On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 08:32:17PM +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 02/24/2010 08:12 PM, Mike Edenfield wrote:
> > On 2/24/2010 11:59 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> >
> >> How do you know what he needs?  He probably wants KDE but without the
> >> whole "Semantic Desktop" thingy.
> >
> > Well, mostly based on him telling us what he needs, and that he doesn't
> > really "want" KDE:
> >
> > On 02/24/2010 04:27 AM, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >
> >> I've been using KDE for a long time, for reasons that are no longer
> >> important to me.  I have remained out of pure inertia.
> >> I use gnome happily at work, both on Fedora and Ubuntu.  All I need from
> >> any of them is a panel with some favorites, and a pager for multiple
> >> desktops.
> >
> > it appears that all he needs is a panel and a pager, which any decent
> > window manager will have.  Therefore, if KDE is using up more resources
> > than he feels warranted, perhaps it's time to switch.
> 
> I have semantic desktop disabled and KDE offers a hell of a lot more 
> than just a panel and a pager.
> 
> 

You're right. KDE does offer a lot more than just a pager and a panel with semantic desktop disabled, but the OP does state that all hee needs "is a panel with some favourites, and a pager for multiple desktops." Which pretty much any WM will give him.
Again, no one is telling him to switch, but suggesting that based on his needs, KDE might be overkill.

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Zeerak Waseem

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