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[Bradley Hook]

Luke -Jr wrote:
> Only if you're comparing it to a whole similar "package"-- so if you want to 
> compare it with your XFCE desktop, you MUST INCLUDE ALL APPLICATIONS YOU USE 
> in the comparison.

Yes and no. I get your argument, but seriously, KDE and GNOME are both 
heavy window managers, period. I used to prefer fluxbox, because it 
really was (is) lighter and faster in practice, even with all of my apps 
loaded. KDE and GNOME both by default run a bunch of extra stuff that 
you "might" need, but you usually don't. Granted, it's trivial to turn 
these things off if you don't want them, but by default your system will 
run slow(er).

However, the flip side is that it isn't always trivial to enable a 
feature you want in light weight desktops like fluxbox. If you are 
setting a system up for a transitional Windows user, you want everything 
to be pretty and "just work," even if it uses 200% more RAM and loads 3 
seconds slower than it otherwise could. My wife (who still fights with 
me over our 100% Linux house) is relatively happy with KDE and GNOME (we 
have 1 machine running each), but she would flip if I put something like 
fluxbox in front of her. She doesn't give a damn that it loads to 
desktop 15 seconds faster and uses practically no RAM.

~Bradley