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