It's been a while.. Which Desktop Environment?

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Gnome, KDE, Xgl (with Compiz), or raw-to-the-bone X? ... any others?

Which, Why, and on What do you use?

KDE on Gentoo 2006.1 with X11 here

I dislike Gnome, defeats the purpose of using Linux and Gentoo in the first place, in my opinion.. i.e. it does far too much for me, I want to do it. I also find it semi-restrictive.

KDE is what I am using right now.. a better balance of control and still nice and customisable, though it could be improved (what can't ?) though I'm inferiror and can't do it myself.

I am tempted to give Xgl and Compiz a go just for the leet factor, though I am sure I will turn off all the fancy wobbly bits after a very short time.
 
How long does it normally take to compile e17? If it's quite a while (10hours+) then I'll leave it for now until I go back to work.
 
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