legends rox i don't like the 0.3.6 though, i have really high latency, because i am in the UK and all the servers are in the US with 0.3.0 this didn't matter
fluxbox is technically faster than KDE and GNOME, like GNOME is technically faster than KDE.
but you have to take into account the speed boost you get with integration.
ie, mozilla is faster under GNOME, konqueror is faster under KDE.
GNOME is faster than KDE, but you're not going to get any use out of a desktop on it's own, unless you have some kinky wallpaper:p
it feels a lot faster using konqueror with KDE than mozilla with GNOME.
and besides, although GTK is GPLed, and Qt has a proprietary license, Qt is actually a better API.
i do use GTK apps (gkrellm, gaim, openoffice) but one of them is going to be Qt native soon:) ( http://dot.kde.org/1071245692/ )
anyway, my point is, the GNOME desktop is faster, but KDE has faster applications
"We all know that linux isn't
even close to being ready for the desktop"
You're talking out of your arse, I, my brother, 2 sisters, and countless others use linux as a desktop system.
i personally would much rather use a linux desktop than a windoze desktop that doesn't fully support my motherboard (GigaByte 7ZXE) and crashes every 30 minutes
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also, who says you can't, Opera is closed source and it's written with Qt (on linux anyway)
my mistake
legends rox
i don't like the 0.3.6 though, i have really high latency, because i am in the UK and all the servers are in the US
with 0.3.0 this didn't matter
fluxbox is technically faster than KDE and GNOME, like GNOME is technically faster than KDE. but you have to take into account the speed boost you get with integration. ie, mozilla is faster under GNOME, konqueror is faster under KDE. GNOME is faster than KDE, but you're not going to get any use out of a desktop on it's own, unless you have some kinky wallpaper :p
it feels a lot faster using konqueror with KDE than mozilla with GNOME.
and besides, although GTK is GPLed, and Qt has a proprietary license, Qt is actually a better API.
i do use GTK apps (gkrellm, gaim, openoffice) but one of them is going to be Qt native soon :) ( http://dot.kde.org/1071245692/ )
anyway, my point is, the GNOME desktop is faster, but KDE has faster applications
heh, i think i'll start my christmas shopping tomorrow
"We all know that linux isn't even close to being ready for the desktop" You're talking out of your arse, I, my brother, 2 sisters, and countless others use linux as a desktop system. i personally would much rather use a linux desktop than a windoze desktop that doesn't fully support my motherboard (GigaByte 7ZXE) and crashes every 30 minutes