Originally posted by zeddity
It's interesting reading about the different window managers that are out there, but I'm wondering just how big the difference between all the different wms are, and what specific differences would lead a person to choose one wm over another. How many different ways of implementing a panel/start-menu/taskbar etc. can there be?
KDE - Intergrated applications, similar to Windows, bloated & eye-candy

Gnome - Similar to KDE although it's does it's own thing, it doesn't feel like a copy of OS X or Windows.

Open/Flux/Blackbox - Click-based Menu. Fast & smooth

XFCE - The largest of the light Window Managers.

Ion & Ratposion - Keyboard based WM

Enlightenment - The ultimate in configurabilty