[H-GEN] Desktop wars ..... (no not really)

[Mark Suter]

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Nick,

Some more links:

    http://www.freedesktop.org/
    http://desktops.linux.com/

> a) Do I go with a desktop, and if so which (KDE or Gnome or
> <insert others>)?

Others will have more informed advice on this point.  For me,
they are too heavy.  Before you take this too seriously, consider
that I spend most of my time at the command line interface.

> b) Decide on a window manager first and work up from there?

This is certainly my preferred option.  As far as almost all
applications are concerned, most window managers do enough of
the following that it doesn't matter.

    http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/wm-spec.html

Yours sincerely,

- -- Mark Suter <mark.suter at miju.com.au> | I have often regretted my
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