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Subject: Re: Gnome vs. KDE
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 19:57:23 GMT
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I second David's take. Please, no long-running flame war over this. Both 
desktops are pretty solid nowadays. Unless you're a developer who has some 
stake in GTK or QT, you're best off using whichever feels better to you.

That said, I'd like to encourage you to try xfce. It's not as nifty as Gnome 
or KDE (And there is nothing wrong with either of those; I'm adding another 
option!) but it is a little lighter on the system. It's all the GUI I've 
ever needed. Available in the ports tree... 

 -John 

David Johnson writes: 

> Tim Erlin wrote: 
> 
>> Which is better, KDE or Gnome? Why do you think so? Is
>> the answer 'neither?'
> 
> Questions such as this are bound to start flame wars. You may not have
> meant it as such, but in the future, try to avoid "which is better of
> two highly popular choices" questions. 
> 
> I have a clear preference for one of them. But that is my own
> preference. Neither one of these desktops is better than the other. Try
> them both. Then use the one you like the best. Period. 
> 
> David 
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