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Linus Torvalds Tries KDE, Likes It So Far

Posted by timothy on from the harry-seldon dept.

sfcrazy writes "Linus Torvalds has never been a big fan of Gnome owing [to] its extreme simplicity. Even Gnome 3.x failed to impress the father of the Linux kernel. He has now given KDE a try after a long time. Linus using your software is double edged sword, especially if Linus doesn't like it — get ready for the harshest, yet the most honest and useful criticism. Interestingly, Linus has so far liked KDE, and for one simple reason: 'But ah, the ability to configure things. And I have wobbly windows again.' This should make KDE developers a bit happier." Evidently, Linus didn't get the message that desktop UIs for Linux don't matter any more, since he keeps acting like they do.

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  1. Yakuake by CajunArson · · Score: 5, Informative

    On the Google+ thread there are some recommendations for Yakuake, which Linus might find useful since I'm sure he does quite a bit of work from the terminal.

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  2. Re:Same here, and besides.. by interval1066 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Xfce is a great desktop if you want simplicity and productivity.

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  3. Re:He speaks for millions of others. by flyingfsck · · Score: 3, Informative

    What is this Gnome thing that everyone keeps complaining about?

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  4. Re:"looks a bit too cartoony"...."annoys the hell" by rubycodez · · Score: 4, Informative

    switched? No, he is USING xfce. he posts "I'm trying out KDE after a long absense." that's called "giving it a whirl".

  5. Re:Just who is Brian Proffitt? by inode_buddha · · Score: 3, Informative

    He's the owner/editor of LinuxToday e-zine
    http://www.linuxtoday.com/

    They've been around since about as long as slashdot.
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