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Not very smart of them. In mu LUG we usually suggest Lubuntu for those PCs that are a bit older. Now I don't see what the point is. Most would rather run MATE than LXDE if there's no difference.

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Yeah, when a project loses a clear message, it's more likely to die a slow death than anything else. However, they did point out why they made that change: even recent distros could actually run very decently on older hardware, which made them lose their former "edge" on that matter. Personally, I think LXDE/Lubuntu is obsolete. Xfce/Mate can be very good replacements with low footprint these days.

> Personally, I think LXDE/Lubuntu is obsolete.

I suppose this is precisely why the project is changing direction. LXDE/LXQT are pretty cool desktop environments and I'd hate to see their development come to a halt even if I'm personally not a user.

It should still run on old hardware, just not the most ancient tired iron.

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