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Plasma: The Next-Generation KDE Environment Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-got-plasma-all-over-my-screen dept.

slashy writes, "MadPenguin has taken a quick look at Plasma, the next gen. KDE environment. 'Plasma is an ambitious project being pursued by the KDE 4 team which aims at providing a workflow-sensitive design of the user interface that improves productivity of an average KDE user. The focus is on improving the clarity and reducing the clutter present in today's desktops. The plasma development will bring together key contributors, such as the visual artists, usability experts, technology experts, programmers, and enthusiasts at a very early stage during the development process. This will enable them to create a new desktop environment that meets the requirements of novices and experts alike.'"

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  1. Sounds to me like a rip-off of Vista by rhartness · · Score: 0, Troll

    Which, in many ways, is a rip-off of OS X.

  2. Re:Reducing clutter by justkarl · · Score: 0, Troll

    Remember XP's desktop cleanup wizard, which attempted to help people remove things from their desktops that they didn't use often?
     
    Maybe you're not familiar with the functionality. The desktop cleanup wizard removes icons that are used often.