PCLOS has adopted MATE but has dropped XFCE as a desktop and no word on Cinnamon. Back in the day it used to be the "big little distro" with nearly every type of desktop environment.
Indeed, I began to gave up on it after they dropped Enlightenment, Openbox, etc. XFCE was the last nail in the coffin.
pclinux os xfce was best OS i ever tried bad thing is new ones dont support my hardware but indeed its so close to xp feel like home too bad they drop xfce@i agree with you J_L