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A Preview of Ximian's Gnome 2.0 Desktop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the monkeying-around dept.

TweetZilla writes "Dennis Powell has a good preview of Ximian's newest desktop. But does anybody care at this point? How many people still use Ximian's desktop? As opposed to Evolution?"

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  1. Or Gnome, for that matter by PhysicsGenius · · Score: -1, Troll

    Germany is going to be using KDE and I'm sure other countries will follow suite once they compare the ease of the use and TCEO. It's over. KDE won.

    1. Re:Or Gnome, for that matter by TrekCycling · · Score: 1, Troll

      Are you implying that we should all surrender since Germany uses KDE (didn't we try that before)? Sorry. I prefer Gnome. Can I keep using it or do I have to roll over France-style now?

  2. You are right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    KDE won a long time ago, though. For one thing, it's Free. But some people need their faces rubbed in it before they will acknowledge a loss. (see: Sun and Java wrt C#)

  3. Re:TCO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    LIES!

    no company is ALLOWED to buy microsoft software from a store.

    and you are not allowed to UPGRADE and UPGRADE!

    go away you very un-educated microsoft employee.

  4. Blame bad writing by PhysicsGenius · · Score: -1, Troll
    How many people still use Ximian's desktop? As opposed to Evolution?

    I don't think he's saying what it sounds like he's saying. I think the right way to phrase this would have been: "How many people still use Ximian's desktop? As opposed to people who just use Evolution without Ximian?" That is, he's wondering if people use the product, regardless of how many people use "something" from the company.

  5. It IS Over by ACNiel · · Score: 0, Troll

    And Windows won. Get over it.

    It is about choice. It has always been about choice, and will always be about choice.

    KDE hasn't won anything. That is like the little kid that takes of running. He gets to the end of the block and starts shouting "I WON, I WON" and no one else knew he was racing them.

    I use linux, bsd, gnome, and kde. Depends on what I feel like. Choice.

    If I wanted to follow suit with a winning technology that has the most support globally, I would stick with windows.

  6. Windows already won by ACNiel · · Score: 1, Troll

    If there was a race, then Windows won. Why is it all about winning and losing. It is about choice. Freedom to choose, or doesn't anyone get it. It isn't a troll, it is a wakeup call. How can you call coming in a distant, questionable second, winning. The XP desktop is really sweet, if you like that sort of thing, and is more widely used. What race was won? The race for second? Discuss. I challenge a flippant post, and I get modded as a troll.