[plug] Gnome + Enlightenment + X Windows

[Tamara Thompson]

Haven't tried Gnome yet....

I haven't installed Applixware yet, so I don't really use a word processor at the moment, I like vi and emacs.  But  I'm extremely impressed with the windomaker desktop, now that I've learned my way around the menu's.  I think it's far superior to NT, which I use by day at work. And, it's beautiful!

I'd say the Linux GUI is just about there, it *is* there for me.  :) 
And it lets me look under the hood, which NT doesn't really do in a friendly way.  NT is extremely complex and bloated.

Tamara

>>> "Phillip Summers" <psummers at omen.net.au> 03/15 10:48 PM >>>
I was wondering what people thought about Gnome.

I can see that Linux has many advantages over Windows but its weakest point
seems to be the GUI. In particular the fact that you need three layers of
software to run a GUI i.e. Gnome + Enlightenment + X Server. This seems to
place a huge load on the host machine. In comparison, Windows 3.1 had a full
integrated GUI and used far less resources. I would even say that W98 was
more resource friendly than this combo.

The way I see it, before linux become viable for desktop use, someone will
have to combine these three technologies into a single compact efficient
package.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Regards Phil