Replacing windows XP at home.

[Jerry McAllister]

> 
> Joshua Lewis wrote:
> > 
> >    Would I be better off just going with Gnome or KDE? I realize once I
> >    start installing apps that I will probably wind up installing
> >    something that uses Gnome or KDE libraries so I am going to wind up
> >    bloating my system any ways right?
> > 
> 
> Look at them both and make a choice if you like either.
> I tried both in the past, but found they were not for me for various 
> reasons, so I went looking,  also tried Xfce as has been mentioned, but 
> I decided I wanted to try something really different from things that 
> seemed Windows like.
> 
> Tried WindowMaker and have been using it now for a long time. Here is 
> the url www.windowmaker.info if you are interested.
> As you requested lean and fast, little slow getting started, only 
> because it is very different in the approach of say Gnome, KDE, or Xfce, 
> but once you get used to it, works great. I also like dock apps, which 
> you can get more info at http://dockapps.org/

Gee, I just use AfterStep.   Of course, that isn't really an MS-Win
environment replacement.  It doesn't even attempt to be.   But then I 
really do not want to have the look and feel of MS-Win.    I want something 
more straight-forward and less icky.   

////jerry

> 			Good Luck,
> 			Sean
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