[olug] WM recommendation for switchers

[Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T]

and to back that up,
http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html

"Choosy choosers

Luckily, research also suggests some coping strategies for the
mega-choice milieu we find ourselves in. In a 2003 JPSP paper (Vol.
85, No. 1), Chernev reports on four studies where he finds that the
bigger the assortment, the harder it is for people to choose, except
under one condition: when they enter with an articulated preference.

In that case, they often choose what Nobel Laureate Herb Simon, PhD,
first referred to as a "satisficing" option: the first decent choice
that fits their preference as opposed to exhaustively scanning all
options until finding the perfect, or "maximizing" one.

Indeed, satisficing seems like a good overall strategy for choosing,
Schwartz believes. In a 2002 paper in JPSP (Vol. 83, No. 5), he and
his colleagues found that people who strive for maximization are more
prone to depression and perfectionism, more likely to compare
themselves negatively with others and more prone to regret than those
who use satisficing strategies. "

best,
Jeff

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Jeff Hinrichs <jeffh at delasco.com> wrote:
> The original questions was a new user trying out *nix.  In my opinion, for
> new users, gnome is it.  After they have cut the cord with m$, they can find
> the wm of their dreams, if they want.  The goal should be encouraging them,
> not shoving them off the dock.  I too have a soft spot for minimalist wm's
> but I don't find mucking with every dial to be a benefit -- good enough is
> often just right.  gnome is deifnitely good enough for newb's.
>
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:04 PM, ProwL <prowl at darkscience.org> wrote:
>
>> I am growing fonder of LXDE these days. No need for lubuntu or etc, lxde
>> comes in the ubuntu repos.
>>
>> I've always not liked the heavier environments like GNOME, KDE, etc.
>>
>> You'll find me using flux, openbox, lxde, or a keyboard driven WM like
>> wmii,
>>
>> Currently rocking LXDE in my Fedora installation, and its very
>> functional. lxpanel is more stable lately, and the style configurations
>> are moderately tolerable, sharing a combination of openbox themes and
>> GTK themes. I could live without the GTK theming.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 09/29/2009 12:35 PM, Chad Homan wrote:
>> > LXDE is the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment.  It's suppose to be
>> gnome
>> > friendly in that
>> > all/most apps can run without downloading the gnome underbelly.  But much
>> > lighter than XFCE.Chad, CISSP
>> >
>> > Do a google for lubuntu to find out more as lubuntu joins the WM set this
>> > october
>> >
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