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KDE Success in the Enterprise

Posted by michael on from the looks-like-windows dept.

Arandir writes "Is UNIX ready for the desktop? Display Works Inc. thinks it is! They adopted KDE as their official desktop environment over a year ago, and KDE::Enterprise is running an interview with IT manager Tim Brodie over their experiences. This is a very good interview that covers why KDE was chosen, user migration, and wish lists for KDE. Quote: "I now see KDE taking the lead in polish and professionalism on the desktop"."

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  1. Polish? by jpsowin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I now see KDE taking the lead in polish and professionalism on the desktop

    I bet those Polish people are happy... :)

  2. Re:Finally reaping the fruits of their toil! by silvaran · · Score: 4, Funny

    No small feet, that.

    No, the small feet would be left to GNOME.

  3. Re:KDE Success in the Enterprize? by CleverNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did Picard endorse this?

    Yep. The new apps "KPolarityReverse and KSensorArrayMod" are awesome.

    Oh, crap. I gotta go. I have a runaway "KNanite" process.

  4. Re:Ehh by prockcore · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes its nice to see a success story but do we really need to get a story on every KDE/GNOME deploment in the universe ?

    This just in.. I've just deployed GNOME on my laptop. I can't say how much money it has saved me, accounting is still working on the numbers. Upper management (my wife) is still resistant to converting the entire household.. but we're making progress.

    Further bulletins as events unfold.

  5. Only three good things in computing nowdays by oosid · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. KDE 2. BSD 3. OS X ...oh wait. That's only two.

  6. fantastic work by main() · · Score: 3, Funny

    > Quote: "I now see KDE taking the lead in polish and professionalism on the desktop".

    Yes, the kde internationalization team have done a truly fantastic job.

    Oh... *polish*...

    I'll get my coat.
    Si

  7. Re:KDE Success in the Enterprize? by CleverNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, those apps are nice. However, my KEjectWarpCore always seems to crash when I need it most (although it appears to be running fine when not being used). Has anyone else experienced this problem in their enterprise?

    Yeah. Upgrade to KPlotDevice 2.2a and you'll be fine.