--- lostson <lostson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Friday 20 April 2007 9:00:41 pm Globe Trotter wrote: > > --- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Tim wrote: > > > > Servers and CLI only users aren't the same thing. > > > > > > If you have a GUI running then I cant really call you a CLI only user. > > > > I am in the middle. I am a CLI user, and I run a window manager. not a DE. > > But I am forced to have gnome on, hence it would benefit if I could get > > some low resource DE such as xfce. xubuntu is really fast, but I am > > sticking to FC for now since i have a good handle on it. Of course, hoping > > that things will change (forlorn hope, maybe). > > > > With due respect, you should offer a spin on a lightweight DE: not > > necessarily XFCE but that has now matured sufficiently to be reasonably > > comparable with gnome. People who use linux either care about efficiency > > and/or have low-resource machines. > > > > Best, > > trotter > > <snip> > > So how about a openbox spin then as well, start with a base install then add > > what you wish. xfce is more of a DE now than a fast WM, anyway. > I would be fine with this. The trouble is that if I ask for a XFCE or whatever install, I get the Gnome stuff anyway! Best, Trotter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
