Re: Which Desktop? Feature Comparason

From: ray (ray_at_zianet.com)
Date: 06/23/04


Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:14:37 -0600

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:40:07 +0000, Ken VdB wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am currently a SuSE user. In the past I have used various distros
> including Redhat, Debian and even at one point Caldera (sorry). I am
> currently using the version of KDE that comes with SuSE 9.1. I am wondering
> however which desktop environment is best. I am looking to open an honest,
> objective discussion about the various features that set KDE and Gnome
> apart. Is there a clear winner?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken.

I don't think there can be a clear winner. In my experience, KDE is more
fully featured, Gnome is 'lighter'. I use KDE when the horsepower is
there, otherwise, Gnome or XFCE. I do, however, use GTK for writing
software (it's less troublesome than assuming everyone in the world has
Motif installed - that's my preferred development environment).



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