John Andersen wrote:
Fred A. Miller wrote:
I use Kubuntu 9.0.4 (with KDE4.2.2), and the configuration options allowed in KDE4 are not that much better than those available in Gnome, and neither can hold a candle to KDE 3.5.10.
Flexibility and reconfigurability is slowly eroding from all the modern desktops.
My 'buntu installed very cleanly and worked quite well. I've done both gnome and kde versions.
For the market Ubuntu is going after, its probably better suited than is OpenSuse. Its a simple install, with simple configuration options (simpler than Win7 by a lot), and generally does the right thing for the new user.
Personally, I think KDE 4.2 and Gnome are tweedle-de and tweedle-dum. I see precious little reason to favor one over the other. Both seem to be racing fast toward the lowest common denominator.
Amen! I've spent the past 5 days with Archlinux duplicating what I do with openSuSE on Arch. I like Fred's Cadillac/VW analogy and it is a fitting comparison. For Arch I would liken openSuSE to the same Cadillac and Arch more to a sports car. Fast, cool, really fun to drive, capable as hell, but you have to know a bit more about what you're doing before you take the wheel. As Gnome and KDE4 rapidly seemingly race toward a windows like finish line, it was nice to find arch still offering a full kde 3.5.10 on their current version with a project dedicated to maintaining it. I have a theory on kde4 though and I hope it comes to pass. Once they take the crayons away from the current gee-whiz lookie-lou team and let core kde developers get in to clean up the mess, kde4 will be snatched from the jaws of failure and the missing core functionality restored... Time will tell. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org