Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 14:46:02 -0500 From: "Eric Greene" <EricDGreene@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: GNOME is poor, is it? Message-ID: <Law11-OE29vXOCcUB5A00000b4b@hotmail.com> References: <1691D8C9A2220149A8AF30209B5D0EB467F55F@sc3.shuaacapital.co.ae> <200401081043.18012.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com>
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Thanks for the informative post on those differences. As a total non-M$-OS newbie, I am enjoying GNOME just fine; I've yet to give KDE much of a go. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson David" <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> To: "Mazen S. Alzogbi" <freebsd@mazenalzogbi.com>; <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:43 PM Subject: Re: GNOME is poor, is it? > On Thursday 08 January 2004 08:54 am, Mazen S. Alzogbi wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just installed GNOME on my machine and I am comparing it with KDE. > > KDE loads with much more applications and it even has a control > > center for system settings. FYI, I installed GNOME by pkg_add -rv > > gnome2. > > I'm a huge KDE fan. But I'm going to switch hats and defend GNOME for a > while. > > KDE and GNOME have different philosophies of the desktop. Neither is > correct. GNOME prefers to be a simpler desktop with fewer bundled > applications (like Windows). KDE prefers to be a full featured desktop > with more bundled applications (like OSX). Everything you can do in KDE > you can do in GNOME, but you might have to install additional GNOME > applications that aren't part of the gnome2 meta port. > > GNOME prefers a minimalist desktop with fewer user configurable options. > You aren't able to "tweak" every little detail. KDE is the opposite, > and prefers a wider feature set with configuration options for > everything. There has been a minor "holy war" over these differences, > as GNOME people say KDE is too difficult and that the large number of > options in the control center scares away newbies, while KDE people say > GNOME is too simplistic and presumes to know better than the user what > the user should be doing. > > I'm in between. Try them both for an extended period of time (at least a > week for both), and decide for yourself. > > Sidenote: GNOME does have a control center. I can't remember it's name > off the top of my head, but it's one of the options available under the > "Start Here" icon. > > David > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >home | help
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