I've been using Enlightenment since DR13, but never made the switch to E17. Tried it a few times, but only on test boxes. Sometimes I forget they call 0.16.x "E16" now, the "development release" moniker disappeared some time ago. Never really figured out why E didn't catch on with more of the server geeks who choose lean desktops even when their workstation is a monster.. IMHO, if you prefer FluxBox, WindowMaker, or XFCE (to name a few) you are choosing the Mustang over the GT-40 when you can easily afford the latter (please excuse the barbaric analogy).

RTFA so you won't sound like you know diddly squat. They even put that part in bold for the "TL:DR" types.

Umm... You see a CPU surge, so you destroy the virtual session and assume it's a worm? That's an admin style both lazy and deranged.

Some of us "Linux Cronies" work in heterogeneous environments and have used EVERY major OS there ever was and ever will be. As an MSDN member, I probably had Windows 7 before you did. I personally did not "like" it, but it seems pretty solid. However, my Solaris, Macintosh, Gentoo and even FreeBSD boxes ALL write to (fiber san) disk significantly faster than my most tweaked out Windows images. Which really sucks for me, because the main app I support is Adobe CS5!

Because you want it to use for 3D design, music/film production etc.

I wish this weren't true! A lot of people have post the question "which 'killer app' would make Linux desktop adoption take off?" I think it should be Adobe CS6.

Thank you, moonbender, for that "highly critical" retort. The AC who posted the grandparent obviously didn't READ any of the Secunia advisories.

You are a moron. There is no problem with the Linux driver model. And just for shits and giggles, I'll happily now inform you that I am writing this post on a DELL Precision 490...which today I updated to the latest Nvidia driver and Xserver in one command. And no, it did not shit itself.

Anybody else notice this guy mentioned SECURE and COMODO in the same sentence?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyTRhw8qmHE

I love reading these "expert opinion" posts written by the guy selling white-box PC's next to the Mexican restaurant in the local strip mall.

How rich are you? This sub weighs about 8,000lb, so it might just have room for -A- passenger. A reeaeeaaally rich passenger.

Since 1999 I've said "I will be using Enlightenment 0.16 until it won't compile anymore." Over a decade later, it's still everything I need and want. Gnome does nothing but get in the way and slow my box down. However, I still support Gnome anyway I can. It's a clear-cut winner over KDE (IMHO), and a great starting place for anyone who has ever used a point-and-click computer of any sort. Anyway, my point is, if GNU/Linux is ever gonna end up on the desktops that "Joe Middleman" or "Susie Q. Receptionist" use, Gnome is the vehicle. Power-users should revel in the fact that they CAN rip it out and load something more to their liking, and spend less energy bashing Gnome for not fitting into their "uber" world. The fact is most people just don't care how many clicks it takes to get somewhere or how many pixels of real-estate they are losing to some widget. They just want the computer to do its job consistently and not require too many brain cells to navigate.

Novell Zenworks does exactly that.

..because after all, 640k should be enough for everyone.

TFA is totally slashdotted..