[ale] DEs vs pure WMs

[Chesser.Damon]

Well, I use Xfce4, I think that is NOT an ide, but I don't remember.

Damon at damtek.com

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Boris Borisov
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 11:34 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] DEs vs pure WMs

I was about to ask in thread this morning about who is using full
Desktop vs. window manager + useful programs (terminal, web browser,
file browser etc.)

On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:15 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
> On 01/03/2013 11:00 AM, Jim Lynch wrote:
>> Cinnamon is available for 12.04.
>> http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/09/20/install-cinnamon-1-6-in-ubuntu-12-04-lts/
>
> I'm still confused as to which **useful features** any heavy DE provides that
> fvwm hasn't had since 1995 for 1/10th the bloat, or more/less?
>
> This is a serious question. Can someone please enlighten me?
>
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