In billie’s blog, he mentioned a really good reason for KDE users to switch to KDE 4 when it comes out.
Not mine, but one Korneliusz Jarzebski (in Polish) has done the numbers (pro-linux coverage in German) and produced a chart showing exactly how the RAM consumption of comparable KDE4 and KDE3 sessions measure up. The result is a mindblowing 39% smaller memory footprint in KDE 4. This just goes to show, that it’s worth making large-scale changes to your desktop environment to get the fruit hanging on the higher branches. Wait for the mini- and micro-optimisations to start happening in KDE 4.x, too.
The 39% less in memory usage may raise some eyebrows knowing that a lot of people consider KDE as more memory-hogging than GNOME. But at least we have something to look forward to KDE 4. I know I do.
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err … doesn’t really look revolutionary to me, its more of like KDE put on more eye-candy than it already had. i guess for people who drool on desktop eye-candy, its great, but for the minimalist one’s (like me) i’ll stick with gnome.
though, i’ll definitely give it a try once it comes out. preferences change you know
KDE4 is not really meant to attract GNOME users to switch to KDE, IMHO. It’s more like an upgrade dedicated to current KDE users like me. If GNOME users decide that KDE4 is worth the switch, then good for them
And as Linus Torvalds says (about the KDE vs GNOME debate), “use whatever works for you”.
i’d probably disagree on that. actually he thinks gnome users are idiots … hahaha! like me!
here … http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2005-December/msg00021.html
Hahaha..
The last time I checked he said “whatever works for you” or something like that.
Maybe he changed his mind? Or is my amnesia kicking in? :/