[ale] memory requirements

[Steve Litt]

I removed all KDE programs and libraries three years ago, and have a
policy to install no KDE software. I view KDE as a monolithic
entanglement.

SteveT


On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 20:07:02 +0000
"Beddingfield, Allen" <allen at ua.edu> wrote:

> I've never been a KDE fan.  I was a Gnome guy before they decided to
> turn it into a Windows 8 clone.  These days, XFCE gets the job done
> for me - oh, and it uses a lot less memory than KDE or Gnome. --
> Allen Beddingfield Systems Engineer
> Office of Information Technology
> The University of Alabama
> Office 205-348-2251
> allen at ua.edu
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of Jim
> Lynch [ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016
> 2:07 PM To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] memory requirements
> 
> I gave up on KDE when the decided flash was more important than
> function.  I couldn't figure out where the menu was.  I guess someone
> from that dev team eventually went to Canonical and contributed to
> Unity.
> 
> On 03/26/2016 02:08 PM, Phil Turmel wrote:
> > On 03/26/2016 12:16 PM, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> >  
> >> On 03/25/2016 06:43 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:  
> >>> No kde desktops as I went gnome before QT went
> >>> gpl.  
> >> Who didn't?  
> > That would be *me*. :-)
> >
> > I promote KDE anytime I'm asked 'cause I *like* it.
> >
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