RFC/Discuss: Replace KDE by LXDE on LTSP?

[RalfGesellensetter <rgx@gmx.de>]

Dear list,

Klaus Knopper replaced KDE by LXDE to reduce startup time (especially 
for netbooks), and thus I have been using this new desktop environment 
for some weeks, now.

I've always been a big fan of KDE (and contributed within my 
possibilities to the KDE project), but I also like the lite and yet 
comfortable appearance of LXDE. Especially for less powerfull hardware, 
this desktop is a real alternative.

The backdraw must be mentioned: While the desktop comes up very quickly, 
many stuff is only loaded just in time (causing pauses during work); 
this includes sub-menues of the start menu, and of course libraries and 
daemons (qt/DCOP for instance).

Regarding the LTSP usecase, most services have been started right 
beforehand, anyway, so popcon should tell us more - 

and of course, your personal comment to this thread ;)

Thanks,
Regards
Ralf.