> Hi,
>
> First of all, 2016 would be so much greater here if everyone could stay
> respectful of what other's are saying, and of other's work. Choose your
> words.

What do you object to in my words?

It was not YOUR words. I know you did great efforts in 2015 on this. It is good

> I use it

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. 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.

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.

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.

-Alexandre