desktoplinux.com— Linux desktop application operability took a giant step forward today, with the announcement of a technology preview of the first set of common interfaces for the GNOME and KDE Linux desktops.
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Am I missing something? If you install both KDE and GNOME, you can run the apps from one in the other just fine. The overhead is minimal, you only need to load one, you just need the libs from both.So, what exactly is the breakthrough here? A method to save a few megs of harddrive space? Big deal.
Since both KDE and Gnome allow you to go crazy on the desktop who cares what the look like out of the box as long as they are usable. Some integration would be nice though if it means you can easily use programs from the other desktop but using you desktops settings.
I wish I could slap all the underage fanbois yelling about "my GUI is better than yours, wah wah wah". Shut up and grow up; I don't care. Now, about the article - Anything that makes which one of Gnome and KDE you choose less of an issue is good, so this I suppose is good news. But, I didn't actually get much out of the article - it's full of buzzwords and short on specifics. What exactly does this new API do? I can't tell. Apparently it "provides customized services while maintaining a common set of interfaces across desktops. " So does pizza delivery.
fluxbox anyone? i use gnome and kde apps perfectly. i just can't stand using gnome or kde as my main desktop, way too much going on and dealing with control panels and all kinds of other unwanted junk - that is why i left windows in the first place so that i can manage all of that from text files and command-line operations.
ahem...I don't think the developers working on KDE or GNOME are primarily interested in "bringing over windows & mac users" so much as creating a nice desktop for themselves and others who want to use it. This whole "war" over which desktop is better is silly. I use KDE, you use GNOME. We load each others libraries and we all are happy. not that I don't think the work going on regarding this article isn't great. Anything the two projects (and others) can do to make GTK programs I install put menu items in my KDE menu structure and vice-versa is great. I just don't think a lot of people get it when users of either of these desktop environments say "Windows/Mac converts are welcome, just don't expect it to be windows and don't expect that there will be only one way to do something. We like it that way :).
KDE is a monstrosity. It looks pretty but is totally cluttered with features and options. Gnome is much cleaner and user friendly. It's brown and orange. Two rockin' colors. If I right click on it, I can change my wallpaper. I love that.
guspazApr 5, 2006
Am I missing something? If you install both KDE and GNOME, you can run the apps from one in the other just fine. The overhead is minimal, you only need to load one, you just need the libs from both.So, what exactly is the breakthrough here? A method to save a few megs of harddrive space? Big deal.
buffymcmuffyApr 5, 2006
Since both KDE and Gnome allow you to go crazy on the desktop who cares what the look like out of the box as long as they are usable. Some integration would be nice though if it means you can easily use programs from the other desktop but using you desktops settings.
strawberryfrogApr 5, 2006
I wish I could slap all the underage fanbois yelling about "my GUI is better than yours, wah wah wah". Shut up and grow up; I don't care. Now, about the article - Anything that makes which one of Gnome and KDE you choose less of an issue is good, so this I suppose is good news. But, I didn't actually get much out of the article - it's full of buzzwords and short on specifics. What exactly does this new API do? I can't tell. Apparently it "provides customized services while maintaining a common set of interfaces across desktops. " So does pizza delivery.
diecastbeatdownApr 5, 2006
fluxbox anyone? i use gnome and kde apps perfectly. i just can't stand using gnome or kde as my main desktop, way too much going on and dealing with control panels and all kinds of other unwanted junk - that is why i left windows in the first place so that i can manage all of that from text files and command-line operations.
logdenApr 9, 2006
ahem...I don't think the developers working on KDE or GNOME are primarily interested in "bringing over windows & mac users" so much as creating a nice desktop for themselves and others who want to use it. This whole "war" over which desktop is better is silly. I use KDE, you use GNOME. We load each others libraries and we all are happy. not that I don't think the work going on regarding this article isn't great. Anything the two projects (and others) can do to make GTK programs I install put menu items in my KDE menu structure and vice-versa is great. I just don't think a lot of people get it when users of either of these desktop environments say "Windows/Mac converts are welcome, just don't expect it to be windows and don't expect that there will be only one way to do something. We like it that way :).
masterdwarfApr 19, 2006
Anything that supports choice should be dugg by all. IMHO
Closed AccountMar 6, 2009
KDE is a monstrosity. It looks pretty but is totally cluttered with features and options. Gnome is much cleaner and user friendly. It's brown and orange. Two rockin' colors. If I right click on it, I can change my wallpaper. I love that.
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