[NTLUG:Discuss] <sigh> Which distro this time?

[terry]

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:36:27PM -0600, Leroy Tennison wrote:
>> 11.2 comes with KDE 4 and Thunderbird 3 beta 4, I've heard about KDE 4
>> (not good) and wonder about Thunderbird 3 beta, any comments from
>> others?  KDE3 can be installed but isn't supported.
>
> KDE 4 is okay now.  The early (and IMO very justified) complaints
> about KDE 4 had a lot to do with it being provided in distributions
> before it had reached a similar level of maturity as what it was
> meant to replace (KDE 3.5).
>
> I just updated to Kubuntu 9.10 earlier this week and I'm very
> pleased with it.  It has added about 20-25% to my laptop battery life,
> many of the drivers are much more solid, and KDE 4 itself has
> improved a _lot_ since 8.10.  (KDE 4 in 8.10 was truly truly awful.)
>
> Pm
>
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I have to agree with Patrick, the new KDE is not bad at all -
actually, in my opinion KDE 4.2x rocks.
I only recently upgraded (only a few weeks ago), and I'm very happy
with all that I see - it appears to me to be a mature and feature rich
desktop system and a radical makeover for KDE as well.  The look and
feel of 3.x was nice and comfortable but getting a bit old and stale
in [my opinion] and I didn't really realize it until after getting
used to the upgrade.
Gnome 2.2x is nice too, and rock solid, but, ... I guess it's about
like the difference between  Ford and Chevy, it's simply a matter of
preference - where do you want the buttons and switches and what do
you want your dash board to look like... etc...

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