Something that you left out of your survey:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Eli Marmor wrote:

> > p.s.
> > I prefer GNOME over KDE- it has much less of the windows chunkiness
> > that KDE has.
>
> With no intention to raise a religious war, just for curiousity
> purposes, I want you to answer the following survey. You can send your
> responses personally to my private e-mail, if you prefer. If you are
> responsible for a class of computers, or for many installations, you
> may detail (i.e. I'm responsible for 12 Linuxes; 4 of them: Answer 1,
> because of Reason A. 4 of them: Answer 5, because of Reason B. 4 of
> them: Answer 0).
>
> If there will be enough answers, and they will make sense, I'll publish
> a summary. I ask in advance, that when such a summary is published,
> please don't take it's results as a proof for anything, and don't
> conclude that one product is superior.
>
> Disclaimer: I must admit that I have no opinion or idea what desktop is
> better; Otherwise, maybe I would not publish such a survey...  ;-)
>
> Questions:
> ==========
> My desktop environment management is:
> -------------------------------------
> 1. Only KDE.
> 2. I prefer KDE.
> 3. Both.
> 4. I prefer Gnome.
> 5. Only Gnome.
> 0. None.

0

>
> Reasons (please check all that apply):
> --------------------------------------
> A.  Better Hebrew support.
> B.  Licensing.
> C1. Similarity to Windows GUI.
> C2. Difference from Windows GUI.
> D.  My company/organization dictates/recommends this desktop.
> E1. This is the only desktop coming with my distribution.
> E2. This is the default desktop that my distribution offers.
> E3. This is the desktop that is best supported by my distribution.
> F.  I use an application(s) that runs better under this desktop (please
>     detail - which app).

xterm.

Both gnome and kde are just too bloated, when you run many xterms,
and one or two "other" programs.

WindowMaker is actually optimized for this mode of operation (no, this is
not what I use)

> G1. Historical reasons.
> G2. I've got used to this desktop.
> G3. I have a lot of existing configurations/customizations for this
>     desktop, and/or existing investments.
> H.  Another reason (PLEASE DETAIL)
>
> If you feel that you can answer this survey only partially, please do
> it; I prefer partial answers over no answers at all.

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Tzafrir Cohen
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