12 Feb
2012
12 Feb
'12
12:13 a.m.
On Sat, 2012-02-11 at 17:53 -0600, Timothy Pearson wrote:
A hypothetical poll for users here....
If TDE were to close down, which desktop would you use instead? You would
be allowed to abandon Linux entirely in this scenario. ;-)
Please state why you have not already switched; i.e. what item are missing
or suboptimal in the other environment.
I am curious as to why TDE still exists and need some concrete examples to
fall back on to counter detractors.
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In our case, we are entirely a VDI shop and the advanced graphics of
Gnome3 and KDE4 present a problem. That is beside the learning curve
and the tendency in KDE4 to put new ideas ahead of needed functionality.
We would probably look at XFCE although LXDE would be a candidate. The
latter seems more difficult for end users to customize.
TDE is by far and away the best balance we have found for our specific
needs. It offers the tight integration and customization of KDE without
the KDE4 problems. XFCE and LXDE are still a bit too light for our
needs. Thanks - John