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002 - An Open Source Desktop Experiment
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002 - An Open Source Desktop Experiment

The Results May Surprise You
Dan Scott
Jul 14, 2022
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I recently read a blog post about a simple experiment on open source desktop environments and the results were surprising! Let’s talk about what they found and what that means for desktop Linux and BSD users, especially those of us who prefer using older machines.

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  1. Desktop Environments Resource Usage Comparison

  2. Computer Ads from the Past

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