[SATLUG] Beryl - what does it get you?

[ed]

Thomas King wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 19:08 -0500, ed wrote:
>   
>> It looks real pretty; kinda even mimics Macroshaft Windoze Siesta.  
>> Question?  Why?  What _/does/_  it get you?
>>
>> I came to Linux to escape resource-hogging eye-candy for its own 
>> benefit.  This seems a step backward in the process...
>>
>> Cheers;
>>
>> Ed
>>     
>
> One of the great things about Linux, one size doesn't necessarily fit
> all. There are so many different ways to run the same kernel, it's not
> even funny. If you don't like Beryl, you have the choice not to run it.
> In any case, it uses less resources than Vista, even running at full
> barrel, but it still uses more resources than just Gnome or KDE. 
>
> You have a choice! :)
>
>   
And, I think that's why I finally came here -- enough choice to have my 
systems do what /I/ want them to do, rather than be a sheeple to a major 
corporation's master plan. Thanks for setting me straight.

Cheers!

Ed