From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 18 15:07:44 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B70F106564A for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:07:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60EE78FC12 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:07:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 184-78-197-203.war.clearwire-wmx.net ([184.78.197.203] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QipQ2-0007nn-9S for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:07:15 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:07:37 -0700 Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:07:37 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110718150737.GB79176@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20110717071059.25971662@scorpio> <4E22DFE9.7050007@pathscale.com> <201107172016.30727.lobo@bsd.com.br> <4E23989F.7010701@gmail.com> <4e242fab.s4vpgxxZEUq0LFDq%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4e242fab.s4vpgxxZEUq0LFDq%perryh@pluto.rain.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: Lennart Poettering: BSD Isn't Relevant Anymore X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:07:44 -0000 --OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth perryh@pluto.rain.com on Monday, 18 July 2011: > Joshua Isom wrote: > > On 7/17/2011 6:16 PM, Mario Lobo wrote: > > > On Sunday 17 July 2011 10:13:13 C. Bergstr??m wrote: > > >> I hope gnome does [go Linux-only].. Maybe then more > > >> people would forget about it and focus on making KDE better ;) > ... > > What about enlightenment? >=20 > For us old-timers :) >=20 > What's the advantage of any of these "desktop environments" (Gnome, > KDE, enlightenment, Xfce) over ordinary X11 with (say) FVWM2 or TWM? > Certainly there are some useful apps that, for better or worse, are > built with gtk or the KDE toolkit, but what does the full-blown > environment really contribute (other than bloat)? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Your rhetorical question expresses my feelings exactly. I use xmonad precisely because it sacrifices all eye candy to the efficient use of screen space. All a developer really wants is to be able to manage multiple apps and especially terminal windows with a minimum of fuss. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOJEw5AAoJEIpckszW26+RHgIIAIXPm69KtkqO3lM1UPNxozTW wPR611+s6t3h69ChLTqAoZS2WVHRtL5i4eOGa4Y3Ms5hzLpwAB1M/regapghQ14X rZIuXL9vRWnOVZscW5uaiHd/Kb3kx1TsY5ngwYtWuSHlsl8nJdwDP3jsluDdHdgx L0KHMsb2Gmz0TACB1AWI3+8NDvKVVn5D7IwwPV23woV6nLyKQEeH6UgevQzgVFt3 ztkSo01AXNra2oJfQhsEzUpk2lc5MmDpB6EM4vb8qtfZ/ACYdeo7dvNwkqdiy0Hh j4N0cVmv2eT6wbuFd2eDEi+B3BSVEmTFoO6BD3I9E0xOvvRYfw0UX2hXCNHL1Nk= =Xqyh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OBd5C1Lgu00Gd/Tn--