Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.4.0)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
OS:                Linux

Dear KDE developers,

I may draw your attention that I have been using KDE and KDE related S/W since 
KDE1.x :-)  Those days were really Golden days for us who used KDE. I could 
use even KDE 2.x with as low as 32MB RAM and PI 266MHz processor. The speed 
was just so Great that window users with more Superior H/W couldn't compete 
with my system and I was always ready to bet anything for KDE.

Now a days I have AMD 1.8GHz CPU with 128MB 333MHz RAM and KDE 3.3.x. I have 
noticed that KDE is gradually going to be a monster in the sense that it 
needs more RAM more CPU Speed and ULTRA MODERN H/W which are out of the reach 
of maximum of Linux community. I can Bet for this point. Even my system with 
not so old H/W, works much much slower with KDE3.3.x (than KDE 2.X with PI and 
32MB).  I have seen a lot of end-users to go for KDE but at the same time I 
have also seen just more and more Linux users/KDE LOVERs leaving KDE as they 
can't upgrade their H/W  so frequently to satisfy KDE.

I , on behalf of the whole Linux community and LINUX Desktop users; REQUEST 
all of you, the KDE developers, that KINDLY give us back that SPEEDY and THIN 
KDE technology which once made all others desktops facing Shame in-respect of 
Speed and in-respect of low H/W requirement and in-respect of eye candy. 

KDE has also become very much intregrated with its application. ( what is the 
use of KDED Password Module, KDE print deamon, KDE-LIRC deamon; when we can 
do all these perfectly well with other speedy tool ? ), hence it has lost the 
modularity concept of Linux and so much closer to the Microsoft windows 
desktop. Naturally it eats more resources. 

Definitely if you like KDE being popular among the end-users we shall always 
be happy by heart. But KINDLY don't block the in-dependency of us to filter 
out all those which are actually *unwanted* to us. Default KDE installation 
needs HUGEeeeeee packages as dependency and most of the packages are required 
for games, education and for those tools which are actually required to 
support the integrated parts have been introduced tightly in KDE for 
end-users. We have NO WAY to Bypass all these WNWANTED STUFFS.
Please CC to me to share your thoughts.

with regards,
J. Bakshi
member of Indian Linux User Group
member of Linux Gadget, member of LIRC
member of XFCE, member of FOX -tool