Re: Xfce vs GNOME
Francesco,
Just for my daily work, i've similar expectations - all RAM and CPU should be dedicated to the applications i work with, and nothing else.
Although i try out many new systems now and then (and not only Linux) i'm still using Windowmaker as a desktop session. WM is kind of ancient NextStep clone. It's rather different from XFCE, or 'old style desktops' although it's a little closer to modern 'tiled' desktops (like Mac or Android) and that's quite funny for a decade old thing, BUT, NextStep was invented by Steve Jobs himself, ....he was always the 'one step ahead guy' :)
Windowmaker leaves a much smaller RAM and CPU footprint than even XFCE, you only need to learn the 'NextStep way' of doing desktop. I've installed lost of 'apps' (tiles) in a couple if workspaces and now virtually anything is exactly one click away. (Workspace switching is mouse wheel). In comparison to standard desktops, you aren't going to screw out the 100 things or 'services' you never wanted or never need; instead, you screw in what you really need, and only that.
I used WM on old Laptops, even on very old ones, and it was still fast. But even on fast modern hardware, still important to me is the accelerated workflow.
mi
ps. If you want to accelerate things then consider don't use a Login manager either. You can start X + Windowmaker right from a login script (that is, after you log in on text consle) or from a little custom init script.
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