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KDE And Gnome Together At Last?

Posted by timothy on from the all-in-the-same-gang dept.

HangingChad writes "eWeek is reporting about Novell's plan to combine elements of both into a unified desktop. Apparently the work has already started. Chris Schlager, vice president of research and development for SUSE, thinks the differences between KDE and Gnome developers have been overstated. Apparently he's not a regular /. reader."

19 of 466 comments (clear)

  1. Gnome and KDE? by nick-less · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whats next? Cats sleeping with dogs?

  2. Apparently he's not a regular /. reader. by GMFTatsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe he browses at +5. :)

  3. Wow! by Bishop,+Martin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for KGplayer, twice the features, double the resource usage!

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    Setec Astronomy
  4. Early leak by salimma · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously, this must have been meant for publication on April 1st!

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    Michel
    Fedora Project Contribut
  5. What's next on Novell's agenda? by metallicagoaltender · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are they planning on unifying emacs and vi?!?

  6. Do they call it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Knome or GDE?

  7. KDE Compromise by TwistedSquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe if KDE gets compromised too it could bring them closer together? *ducks*

    1. Re:KDE Compromise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      KDE will NEVER be compromised.

      It will be Kompromised.

      (runs)

  8. Gno way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kant happen.

    1. Re:Gno way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You must be GNU here...

  9. Better yet, bring Blackbox to the mix... by AvantLegion · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... and unveil the next generation of X desktop environments: KGB

    1. Re:Better yet, bring Blackbox to the mix... by bsharitt · · Score: 4, Funny

      Don't the new Russian desktop overlords welcome you?

    2. Re:Better yet, bring Blackbox to the mix... by druhol · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now all we need is to add an "all your base" joke, and this thread would reach critical meme-mass.

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      WWD4D?
  10. A mutant GUI by Bull999999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of an episod of The Simpsons where Homer puts the Santa's Little Helper (dog) and Snowball II (cat) in to a sack because he wanted to cross breed them out of bordom.

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    1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d
  11. Soup to Nuts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    quote -
    "He said he thinks the ability to offer customers a complete, soup-to-nuts solution will be a valuable addition. "We've learned our lesson from Microsoft." "

    Does anyone feel a bit uneasy with that expression 'soup-to-nuts'?

    Hot soup can burn my lips - I'm not a bout to put that you-know-where!!

  12. THIS WEEK ON IRON SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    BATTLE: DESKTOP

  13. Don't read slashdot??? by dokebi · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about the second paragraph of the article:
    Supporters of the two interfaces have often sparred with each other in flame wars on Slashdot, mailing lists and newsgroups.

    Looks like submitters don't read articles either.

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    In Soviet Russia, articles before post read *you*!
  14. Re:Not a good idea by nvrrobx · · Score: 4, Funny

    Corporations regularly push out restrictive Windows policies to stop users from tweaking the desktop beyond repair.

    IT departments want a unified desktop - it'll lower support costs. Picture this help desk call:

    HD: Sir, what desktop are you using?
    User: I dunno.

    HD: Do you see a K or a foot in the lower left?
    User: Ummm, it's a foot.

    HD: Hold on while I transfer you to a GNOME specialist.
    User: A what? I'm not a gnome!

  15. Re:Possible name? by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 4, Funny

    GnuDE ?

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    PRINT ""+-0