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KDE is not for everyone
by Dan on Friday 04/Jul/2003, @16:42

I don't use KDE, but I do try to keep up with the new features. I have installed Libranet on a few of my friends system. I showed them IceWM, as it was Default, KDE as it is more user based and GNOME. Out of those 3, none of my friens have chosen KDE, or even IceWM. I beleive that GNOME gives a better feel then what kde does. QT takes forever to load and it reminds me too much of windows.

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Re: KDE is not for everyone
by anon on Friday 04/Jul/2003, @21:06

I have 4 friends (1 more than u!), and none of them use GNOME because it has no features and the buttons are on the wrong side! They all use KDE because it looks so pretty with Keramik and Crystal, it's fast, featureful and stable.

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Re: KDE is not for everyone (Trolls aren't either)
by Eric Laffoon on Saturday 05/Jul/2003, @00:52

Anyone who thinks comparing IceWM with KDE and Gome makes sense is hardly an expert on software, not knowing the difference between a window manager and a desktop environment. Pop quiz - name the KDE and Gnome window managers?

> I beleive that GNOME gives a better feel then what kde does.
Does that mean interface elements and are we talking 1.4 or 2.x components? Certainly you can't be talking about how they have had to really push developers to adhere to HIG elements KDE doesn't worry about much because they don't have the consistent framework KDE does.

> QT takes forever to load
How would you know that? Qt is loaded when you see the KDE boot splash. Since KDE can easily run from one minor version to another without crashing who cares if it takes a minute longer than a simple windwo manager?

> and it reminds me too much of windows.
Really? Is it the rock solid stability or the theming? Because if you like depressing browns, foot prints and monkeys you can change the look. However it's a strange comment considering that the team that started Gnome are former M$ employees and to this day embrace and admire some of their technical work very much. Trying to do anything on windoze or Gnome drives me crazy very quickly. KDE has a lot of well thought out finishing touches.

If you're not trolling then at least try to develop some informed opinions. It's sad to see people foisting this level of ignorance on their friends.

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Re: KDE is not for everyone (Trolls aren't either)
by Antiphon on Saturday 05/Jul/2003, @19:32

I think he likes the attractive gray colours that GNOME and Windows are forever shoving into users' faces. MS tried to copy Aqua with Luna but it couldn't resist its favourite drabby gray. GNOME loves gray too.

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Re: KDE is not for everyone
by Jim on Saturday 05/Jul/2003, @07:23

> QT takes forever to load

Unless you are profiling Qt, you are just guessing at the startup time. There's no place where KDE pops up a message saying "hey, I've loaded Qt, so now I'll load the rest of KDE!" From a user's POV, the startup time of KDE and QT are inseparable.

> it reminds me too much of windows

Now this is just plain ignorant. Qt and KDE are themable. Some of the themes look like Microsoft Windows. Most don't. If you don't like Microsoft Windows, then don't use any of those particular themes.

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