Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 12:22:58 -0400 From: "Brian T. Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org> To: "MET" <met@uberstats.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: KDE vs. GNOME || GNOME vs. KDE Message-ID: <200208031222.58718.bts@babbleon.org> In-Reply-To: <001c01c23b06$3f9e0b80$6901a8c0@SURVIVAL> References: <001c01c23b06$3f9e0b80$6901a8c0@SURVIVAL>
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On Saturday 03 August 2002 11:55 am, MET wrote:
| So what's the big difference? How would one go about choosing which to
| run?
Chrysler vs. Ford.
Burger King vs. McDonald's.
Toyota vs. Honda.
And you can use packages from one with the other.
KDE is more of a "Windows-like" experience, I'd say. I't more tightly
integrated: you can use different window manages with Gnome, but KDE uses
kdewm, period. I mean, there are a lots of themes and customizations, but
KDE is more of an overall package and Gnome is more of a "Unix-like"
experience, with customization taken to preposterous extremes and the ability
to plug-and-replace all sorts of stuff.
I much prefer KDE myself: a coherent entity with a single control panel seems
like a superior approach for a GUI environment to me.
I'd strongly recommend KDE over Gnome for those transitioning from Windows and
looking for an easier time, but I prefer it even though I'm pretty much the
opposite, having Unix experience that is old enough to drink (that is, more
than 21 years) and having never liked Windows as an O/S.
The best approach if you can is to find people who use each and see which you
like by watching themn work, but if you aren't lucky enough to know such
people I'd try browing the web for screen shots and such.
I like KDE myself, FWIW.
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