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From: Tim Erlin <tperlin@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Gnome vs. KDE
To: "J.Goodleaf" <john@goodleaf.net>, newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
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Alright, so let me turn it into an etiquette question
(seems appropriate for -newbies). As a newbie, my
resources for 'which is better' answers are pretty
limited. I suppose the 'try both' method is good, but
I'd like to draw on the experiences of those on this
list. I can understand avoiding asking this on
-questions, but it seems to me that this kind of
discussion is just right for -newbies. Or is it?

--Tim

--- "J.Goodleaf" <john@goodleaf.net> wrote:
> 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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