Linux as a Desktop

[preacher]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:


WTF??? 5 MINUTES??  I have an athlon 2100+ and it takes closer to 5 seconds to boot up.  Even on my 600 mhz it takes no longer than 15 seconds to boot up.

I'm not "spreading lies;" it's true that KDE is just as slow if not slower than any Windows UI.  Anyone who thinks of X as "cutting-edge" technology needs his head examined.  Why do you think Linux handheld makers had to ditch using X windows on embedded devices?  Because X is slow and bloated.

5 seconds my ass. My new box with XP took around 3 minutes from the power switch to the point where you could use programs. Ive never seen any machine boot that fast. Hell your machine is still in POST after 5 seconds. As for kde being slow with a 233mhz, yes it is, but thats like complaining that Max Payne doesnt work as fast on your 400mhz as it does on your friends 900mhz. 233mhz is the minimum kde reccommends.

[Chooco]

the min for WinXP is 600mhz i think it says, it's a big one.

[hoojchoons]

Sorry to dissapoint you XPee shithead but KDE 3.0 runs great on my Toshiba Satellite with an Intel Smelleron, sorry Celeron 650 MHz processor and 64MB RAM.