[NTLUG:Discuss] Is Linux Ready for the desktop now?

[Daniel Hauck]

First I'd like to say that I've been a GNOME fan since day-1 and immediately
prejudiced against KDE because of the non-GPL Qt thingy...

That said, I have recently started to evaluate RedHat 7.2, a strong
proponent of the GNOME desktop as the standard interface...so much so that
KDE has historically appeared in RedHat distros as what seems like an
"after-thought."  On a lark, I decided to use KDE as my desktop over GNOME
this time... after all, it's a beta release that I don't have any intention
of using as a live machine anyway.

KDE 2.2 beta comes on the RedHat 7.2 image and let me tell you that it
converted me in a manner of seconds.  Everything about the KDE just turned
me on.  There are some GNOME things I'd like to see blended into KDE and
also I wish they would stop putting annoying Ks where they don't
belong...but as far as KDE itself is concerned, I'm running out of things to
complain about!!  And I LOVE the MacOS X-like button-bar at the bottom!
Very nice indeed!  Very attractive.

Is Linux ready for the desktop?  NOT YET!  But I can almost taste it.  I
believe when RedHat can taste it too, they will dump their resources into
developing a desktop distribution to end all others.  Right now, they just
aren't interested in it.


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Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Is Linux Ready for the desktop now?


> Hi,
>
> Over a year ago, I read many postings on this maillist about how Linux
> wasn't ready for the desktop.  I am just wondering at this time is Linux
> now ready for the desktop?  If not, what does it need to be ready for
> the desktop?  <I hope I don't see a lot of Linux isn't yet emulating
> windows answers>.  Anyhow, I'm just very curious what the responses
> would be today...
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses...
>
>
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