On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 14:45, Donald Henson wrote:
I'm a Linux newbie (about three months now) and I have just gone thru deciding which to use. Keep in mind that these are just my personal opinions and that some or all of the problems I experienced may have been due to my lack of knowledge. However...
Coming from a Windows environment, I like the way Gnome works as it is very similar to the Windows gui. On the other hand, KDE is more mature and seems to be more stable. Gnome crashed on me several times. One of the crashes took my root password with it but I suspect this had more to do with the way I "corrected" the problem than anything else. At some point, Nautilus apparently got corrupted in such a way that it caused problems even in KDE. An uninstall/install of Nautilus solved that problem. In contrast, KDE has never crashed on me even when I knew next to nothing about Linux. There are also more applications designed for KDE although most can be used even in Gnome.
I like Gnome and I think it is eventually going to become more popular than KDE but, for now, I have decided to stay with KDE.
Hmmm.. Very interesting. I have the total opposite experience. To me, KDE is more like Windows. My GNOME have been very stable, while KDE have had some crashes. KDE 2 was very stable, but 3 have given problems. I have used GNOME since v 1.2 KDE is more mature. GNOME is still in a transition phase between 1.x and 2.x. All applications have not been ported yet. There have been huge changes between the two versions. But, I still prefer GNOME. I think it is totally a personal thing. I don't think the one is better than the other. One might have more strengths in certain areas, while the other have strengths in other areas. My suggestion would be to work with both for a few months and then see which one you like. -- Andre Truter Software Engineer Registered Linux user #185282 ICQ #40935899 AIM: trusoftzaf http://www.trusoft.za.net ~ If you are in control, you are going too slow - Mario Andretti ~ Disclaimer and Confidentiality Warning This message is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are notified that any distribution, use of or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received the communication in error, please notify the sender immediately. The views and opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender of this message and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of ATIO. Consequently, ATIO does not accept responsibility for such views and opinions and this message should not be read as representing the views and opinions of ATIO without subsequent written confirmation. Each page attached hereto must also be read in conjunction with this disclaimer.