Re: [TCLUG:628] Linux in the StarTribune

[Benjamin Kochie <ben@intexp.com>]

KDE is a very nice interface, it is very similar to the CDE interface it
is written using the Qt widget interface.  it is not simply a window
manager, nor an application framework.. it is both.  it provides a file
manager, a configuation utility suite, it is also a bare-bones web
browser.. it's file management interface similar to the IE4 techniqe..
browse everything (althogh less gaudy as IE4)  

my reasons for not using it:

#1 althoug the web interface is the "popular" (depending on if you pay
attention to MicroSoft) way to access files, i prefer to seperate the
"internet" from the rest of my computer. (lan/wan filesystems is not
internet)

#2 the Qt toolkit is NOT free software (FSF defined).  it is freely
available to anyone, unless you plan to sell your software, this adds a
cost to anyone wishing to publish KDE sofware.. i would much rather have
seen KDE done in lesstif, than in Qt.  

GNOME uses the GTK widget set.. it is also not a window manager.. it's
just a set of application guidelines, and tools, (and a few base
applications) that make X have the same kind of homogenious interface that
the windows enviornment boasts.  i also belive that if redhat continues on
the path it's on.. it should be able to mass sell to the "power user"
market within a year or so..

On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Bob Tanner wrote:

> My takes on this is that I do not preach/sell Linux as a desktop OS.
> Especially to business clients. Where linux fits well is in the Server
> environment, where stability, reliability and performance are more
> important that a GUI.
> 
> Several of my clients are running Linux as mail/web/print/file servers
> and their users do not even know it :-( But they choose linux for its
> stability. Most of the people are amazed when I till them to expect
> 90+ days of uptime :-)
> 
> Quoting Christopher Reid Palmer (jaymz@acm.cs.umn.edu):
> > Hmm, I'm sure there will be bitterness about this one, but I actually
> > think it's quite fair-handed. Interface, and the concomitant lack of user
> > apps, is indeed Linux' weakness. He fairly mentioned that Linux is making
> > headway in this area (KDE 1.0!), and that Apple is the real innovator in 
> > interface design.
> 
> Since I am kind of out of the loop here, how does KDE relate to GNOME
> if at all. I have not had time to hit eithers website and read in
> detail. A quick overview would be great.
> 
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