How Slow is KDE?

[Alma J Wetzker]

Kurt Wall wrote:
> As seen on alt.os.linux.slackware:
> 
> "KDE is still as slow as a frozen turd sliding down a horizontal
> plane."
> 
> That'd be pretty darn slow.

{Taking comment seriously mode = on}

I am always a bit confused about discussions about the speed of a GUI 
interface.  If you want speed, why are you using a GUI?  Then I need to 
ask, How fast is fast enough?  My personal thought is that if the 
computer does not say "DONE" as I am reaching for the keyboard, there is 
room for improvement.

On a practical note, How many of us _REALLY_ need those few extra cycles 
saved by switching to something minimal?  On all but one of my working 
linux boxen, KDE is more than acceptable.  My family does not complain 
about using the system instead of Windoze.  I _LIKE_ the integrated 
sound and some of the eye candy.  (I can't figure out how to modify 
Gnome menus.)  Kde is nicely configurable and quite snappy on my several 
year old Athlon XP 1800+, it even runs well on my Thinkpad T23 (That is, 
it is faster than I can use the stupid clitoris mouse.)

On anything like modern hardware, why are we even discussing it?

{Taking comment seriously mode = off}

Yeah!  We need to make the CLI the default!  (How fast can you type?)

     -- Alma