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GNOME vs. KDE: the Latest Round

Posted by Soulskill on from the keep-it-above-the-belt dept.

jammag writes "The debate about whether KDE or GNOME is the better Linux desktop is longstanding. Yet as Linux pundit Bruce Byfield discusses, it has entered a fresh chapter now that both desktop environments have versions that are radically different from their incarnations just a few years back. Moreover, 'the differences in KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3 (the latest releases) are greater than they have ever been,' he writes. Casting aside his usual diplomacy, Byfield acknowledges that he's heard rave reviews about GNOME 3, but disagrees: 'I suspect that the majority of users are more likely to be satisfied with KDE 4.6 than GNOME 3.'"

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  1. And your point is???? by cptdondo · · Score: 5, Informative

    The whole idea of linux is choice. I run xfce4; once in a fit of stupidy I suggested my wife log in using KDE as it was closer to Windows and not as sparse as XFCE. Bad idea.... Turns out some people (4 for 4 in my family) prefer the sparseness of XFCE to any complicated desktop. I know this will bring forth an avalanche of "What about Ratpoison, Windowmaker, etc, etc, etc?"

    Exactly. Run what you like and let the pundits amuse themselves.

  2. Re:Gnome 3 vs KDE 4 vs reality by jadrian · · Score: 4, Informative

    You can install Gnome & KDE apps side-by-side and they just work.

    This is not the case, you probably missed the slashdot story on the drama between GNOME and Canonical. In particular see Aaron Seigo's rant on how GNOME ignored "status notifiers", a cross desktop specification submitted to Freedesktop.org and with an existing implementation by Canonical.