Comment Re:E is a pig; now we know why. (Score 1) 118
I run E0.16 on one of my low-end boxes (P90, 128mb RAM, 1mb S3Vision) and it's not lightening
quick, but cetainly usable. If I were to load Windoze on to this box with themes and stuff, it would die. I can build E on this box in the time it takes to have a good crap.
Surely you're not stupid enough to think these guys don't test on run-of-the-mill boxes? Have a look at the source for E; these guys know what they're doing. If I were you, I'd be looking at tuning my configuration before flaming the performance of E. Given the serious use of pixmaps etc. I think it smokes ...
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quick, but cetainly usable. If I were to load Windoze on to this box with themes and stuff, it would die. I can build E on this box in the time it takes to have a good crap.
Surely you're not stupid enough to think these guys don't test on run-of-the-mill boxes? Have a look at the source for E; these guys know what they're doing. If I were you, I'd be looking at tuning my configuration before flaming the performance of E. Given the serious use of pixmaps etc. I think it smokes
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