[Cialug] The Linux Desktop and Window Managers - when is too much?

[Scott Prader]

Greetings!

I have tried many WMs and DMs over the years.  Of all if them, the only one
that remains true to keeping up with the times without creating memory
bloat and will actually work on older hardware still is Enlightenment.

After nearly a decade of development, version 0.17 was released around the
holidays and it has not disappointed.

The EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Libraries) provide the main backend and
allow applications to be written.  While not many have yet, there are a few
and it is starting to gain attention.  Many view the slow release of an
'eye candy' WM to be nothing but fluff, but that has changed, although eye
candy may now be turned on if desired.

GNOME and KDE have frustrated me greatly.  Openstep/Afterstep are nice.

-Scott
On Jul 25, 2013 1:33 AM, "aaron" <ampilgrim85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm a web front-end designer, code geek at heart. So naturally I
> gravitated towards Linux and the openness of the code. One thing I've
> always found baffling with Linux, is the amount of Window Manger's as a
> whole. Personally I like the traditional set-up (Mate and/or Cinnamon), but
> the gloss of Gnome 3 and KDE 4.x have fancied me greatly.
>
> My question to the group is, When is too much? Can there be too much?
> Personally I think a more unified WM across all distros will help greatly
> bring Linux more in focus of the mass user base. What are everyones
> thoughts on Window managers and as desktop users, system admins and such,
> how does this mass cluster of varies WM's effect your work, does it effect
> your work?
>
> Ponder, respond!
>
> --
> Regards, Aaron.
>
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