On Monday 04 January 2016 14:49:00 Alexandre wrote: > Which one? KDE5? > KDE Plasma 5 is now default on Kubuntu 15.10 > > > on Kubuntu 15.10. After all the updates installed, it works very > > well on my Core 2 Duo with 2gb of ram, from the 2008 or so era. > > I haven't tested. Perhaps Felix hasn't either. But why does it matter? > Why must TDE constantly compete? Why is it a competition? Each person > uses what her or she likes. If you prefer KDE5, I see no reason why you > shouldn't use KDE5. Why does TDE have to become like it?? If KDE5 is now > faster than TDE on similar hardware, good for it. > > Yes, everyone uses what he-she likes. I think you didn't understanded what > I wrote in the way I meant it. Plasma 5 is overall much faster and > responsive than KDE4 on the same hardware. Ah! From what I heard that wouldn't be difficult. But as neither an Ubuntu fan nor a KDE4+ fan I haven't used it. If I want/need an Ubuntu I use Lubuntu. > TDE is more responsive (when it > doesn't lockup) than KDE4 and Plasma 5, but TDE does take more time to boot > than Plasma 5. Interesting. Fast boot-up seems to be th order of the day. But does it now make a difference what is underneath? > MS-DOS isn't much used anymore (as in not competitive), because it does not > fill the needs of most computer's users out there. This is just an example. I would analyse its demise as being hardware related. Many of us liked it, but it is not up coping with to modern hardware. > Difference and individuality are part of what Open Source and Free Software > are all about. > > Lisi > > Yes, differences and individuality is part of open source world, but we > should all (all) be respectful for other's work and other individuals. Of course. That goes without saying. It is par for the course. Lisi