Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:07:37 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lennart Poettering: BSD Isn't Relevant Anymore Message-ID: <20110718150737.GB79176@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <4e242fab.s4vpgxxZEUq0LFDq%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <20110717071059.25971662@scorpio> <CAGwOe2YpUXgFx1f_1UWHNt4S=p=X1Soa348KWR9BTrjxF0bAwA@mail.gmail.com> <4E22DFE9.7050007@pathscale.com> <201107172016.30727.lobo@bsd.com.br> <4E23989F.7010701@gmail.com> <4e242fab.s4vpgxxZEUq0LFDq%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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--OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth perryh@pluto.rain.com on Monday, 18 July 2011: > Joshua Isom <jrisom@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 7/17/2011 6:16 PM, Mario Lobo wrote: > > > On Sunday 17 July 2011 10:13:13 C. Bergstr??m wrote: > > >> I hope gnome does [go Linux-only].. Maybe then more > > >> people would forget about it and focus on making KDE better ;) > ... > > What about enlightenment? >=20 > For us old-timers :) >=20 > What's the advantage of any of these "desktop environments" (Gnome, > KDE, enlightenment, Xfce) over ordinary X11 with (say) FVWM2 or TWM? > Certainly there are some useful apps that, for better or worse, are > built with gtk or the KDE toolkit, but what does the full-blown > environment really contribute (other than bloat)? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Your rhetorical question expresses my feelings exactly. I use xmonad precisely because it sacrifices all eye candy to the efficient use of screen space. All a developer really wants is to be able to manage multiple apps and especially terminal windows with a minimum of fuss. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOJEw5AAoJEIpckszW26+RHgIIAIXPm69KtkqO3lM1UPNxozTW wPR611+s6t3h69ChLTqAoZS2WVHRtL5i4eOGa4Y3Ms5hzLpwAB1M/regapghQ14X rZIuXL9vRWnOVZscW5uaiHd/Kb3kx1TsY5ngwYtWuSHlsl8nJdwDP3jsluDdHdgx L0KHMsb2Gmz0TACB1AWI3+8NDvKVVn5D7IwwPV23woV6nLyKQEeH6UgevQzgVFt3 ztkSo01AXNra2oJfQhsEzUpk2lc5MmDpB6EM4vb8qtfZ/ACYdeo7dvNwkqdiy0Hh j4N0cVmv2eT6wbuFd2eDEi+B3BSVEmTFoO6BD3I9E0xOvvRYfw0UX2hXCNHL1Nk= =Xqyh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn--
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