On Thu, 2/25/16, Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:

Subject: Re: [DNG] A heads up about xfce's future
To: dng@???
Cc: "Go Linux" <golinux@???>
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016, 2:27 PM

On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 20:11:56 +0000 (UTC)

Go Linux <golinux@???> wrote:

> I sometimes hang out on the xfce forum and ran across this today. It
> seems that xfce 4.14 is moving from gtk2 to gtk3 and predictably in
> very gnomish fashion, features/functionality are being removed. So
> Devuan might want to contemplate less gnome-driven options for future
> releases. Since gtk2 is no longer being developed, I wonder what
> that means for Mate's future . . .
>
> https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=10407
>
> golinux


Xfce's always been a little shaky, and more and more it seems to be
part of the new regime.

I use LXDE, which works identically every single time, has a very small
footprint, and is completely workable to anyone who could work win9x.

I don't know how LXDE compares to Mate, but I do know LXDE is
wonderful, svelte and easy, and should be considered any time a
replacement for Xfce is discussed.

SteveT

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I once tried lxde and was not impressed. Maybe it's improved since then. But now that it's moving to qt (kde crapola), who knows what will happen with it. FWIW, I have not yet met a qt app that I liked the look, feel or functionality. In any case, we should be thinking about alternates. Perhaps lxde will remain a viable candidate . . . :)

golinux

golinux