> On Saturday 11 February 2012 06:53:32 pm Timothy Pearson wrote: >> A hypothetical poll for users here.... >> >> If TDE were to close down, which desktop would you use instead? You >> would >> be allowed to abandon Linux entirely in this scenario. ;-) >> >> Please state why you have not already switched; i.e. what item are >> missing >> or suboptimal in the other environment. >> >> I am curious as to why TDE still exists and need some concrete examples >> to >> fall back on to counter detractors. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Tim > > I sure hope this is *purely* hypothetical. :-) It is purely hypothetical at the moment. Of course donations to the project help to make sure that it stays hypothetical in the future. ;-) What triggered this was a new salvo from KDE4 claiming that 4.8 is the best desktop ever, and that those backwards TDE luddites should just use a minimalist window manager if they don't like KDE4. I'm trying to prove them wrong. :-) Tim