Longtime Linux user

[hinto]

New WattOS user.
Thought I'd check this out since you guys made the switch to Debian
-Hinto

[hinto]

WOW that's really nice (LXDE version)
I ran it up in a vm.  I might hop my laptop to it.
-H

[biffster]

Welcome and awesome...we are small but friendly

Let us know if you need anything.

biff

[teejay]

Welcome Hinto !
Now there's a username I recall from a forum somewhere - SolusOS, was it ?    If so, have a look at the MATE version too.

Hope wattOS worked first time on your laptop.

[BALLOON a.k.a. Fu-sen.]

Hello, Hinto 
I watched your icon somewhere.
Where was it...

[hinto]

I've been using Linux since 2006.
I needed a cheap, 64-bit, non-Windows development environment.
I started with Kanotix, when it was Debian SID.
Then sidux->aptosid->siduction.
I've done time with Mint/LMDE/SolusOS
I'm currently bouncing around #!, elementaryOS, SolydXK, and bbq
Those of course are all Debian based.

However, I have been known to use OpenSuse, OpenMandriva, OpenSolaris (OpenIndiana) on occasion.
I have also been left high and dry by Fuduntu and PearOS a while back.

Hopping takes me about 15-20 minutes since I have swap, /, and /home partitions.  So it's not that bad of an undertaking

Sometimes, tho, I can just scratch the itch with vmplayer

-Hinto

[hinto]

You're right!
Mate is nice too...
How close is it to Clems project?  That is, I *think* the next version will be gtk3, dropping the fork.
Will you guys follow"
-H

[teejay]

@hinto :
Glad you lie the MATE version too.
I haven't followed LMDE closely enough to know what Clem's up to.  I do recall Ikey opining that MATE would need to get beyond GTK2 to have a future, so perhaps it's inevitable for all MATE versions.

Biff can speak for his plans, but my guess would be that he will choose modern provided it remains lightweight(-ish) and works.   I also speculate that he will continue to provide enough substance to get you started and let you build the system you want. 
(fyi, since you're new here : Biff added MATE at R7.5, so it was experimental at that time.  There were problems with Caja - for others too, not solely for wattOS - but it was generally well received, so we have high hopes for R8.)

[hinto]

Cool.
I really like what I see.
-H