17 Dec
2011
17 Dec
'11
12:35 a.m.
On 16 December 2011 19:11, Darrell Anderson <humanreadable(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
I do not even consider LXDE an environment. They use open box, provide a
panel and a session manager, a few apps as well.
An environment is a cohesive and integrated place to work. XFCE and TDE are
good environments.
Then again, developers in FOSS do it primarily for fun, if they use high
end boxes, they have no incentive to make it work on a older machine
Just a thought
Calvin Morrison
You sound like
an old fogie who is concerned that rock and
roll is from the devil.
Wrong guess, minus five! I was listening to rock and roll and driving my
parents bonkers long before you were born. :)
I don't think there is a direct connection
between the
two. Then again people using linux are more likely to know
about computers and want a faster connection.
Wanting a faster connection is not the same as having one. When broadband
is unavailable, which is true in many rural and less developed regions,
then wanting won't change that. :)
Linux based systems often are touted as a way to extend the life of older
hardware. Frankly, with what I have seen in free/libre software the past
few years, that statement long ago vanished from any truth like the dew on
a hot sunny morning. As I said, devs seldom design or test their software
on older hardware. Short of minimalistic window managers, the only
remaining full desktop environments for older hardware are LXDE, Xfce, and
TDE. And Xfce is getting bloated too.
Darrell