Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:47:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: tech.junk@verizon.net Cc: Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacing windows XP at home. Message-ID: <200608011447.k71ElSm5009515@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <44C9324D.5000807@verizon.net>
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> > Joshua Lewis wrote: > > > > Would I be better off just going with Gnome or KDE? I realize once I > > start installing apps that I will probably wind up installing > > something that uses Gnome or KDE libraries so I am going to wind up > > bloating my system any ways right? > > > > Look at them both and make a choice if you like either. > I tried both in the past, but found they were not for me for various > reasons, so I went looking, also tried Xfce as has been mentioned, but > I decided I wanted to try something really different from things that > seemed Windows like. > > Tried WindowMaker and have been using it now for a long time. Here is > the url www.windowmaker.info if you are interested. > As you requested lean and fast, little slow getting started, only > because it is very different in the approach of say Gnome, KDE, or Xfce, > but once you get used to it, works great. I also like dock apps, which > you can get more info at http://dockapps.org/ Gee, I just use AfterStep. Of course, that isn't really an MS-Win environment replacement. It doesn't even attempt to be. But then I really do not want to have the look and feel of MS-Win. I want something more straight-forward and less icky. ////jerry > Good Luck, > Sean > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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