Interactive terminal app

Would adding a command to open a terminal window by default to the regular VNC desktop application be sufficient?

Is the overhead of the desktop environment that heavy?

Would people find that they really don’t want just a terminal after all and want the rest of the desktop eventually, too?

Seems like there comes a point at which adding things to the applications menu make the menu unweildy. Does every application, or possible combination of applications really need a full-blown application of its own?

Just curious.