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On 23/08/06, Aaron Trevena <aaron.trevena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 23/08/06, Kai Hendry <hendry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The Gnome/bloated thread just confirms my belief that the "Desktop" is > > doomed. Companies should concentrate on supplying a Linux solution with > > X with a simple WM (dwm) and Firefox. That's what I would be doing if I > > wasn't going to South America. :) > > That's the thing you see - I don't mind there being additional > features or bloat in code size, merely that it uses system resources > for stuff I'm not using. > > I'd just like to be able to specify what bloat is used, or have it > kick in when I start a relevent application rather than at boot. > > right now I'm not using Evolution yet evolution-data-server is > running, I'm not using nautilus to look at files, and yet it's running > (I don't use or need desktop icons thanks very much). > > bah > > A. > If I remember right you can turn both off (have a dig tonight) > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html