[ale] Dominating the Linux Desktop

[Jonathan Rickman]

On Saturday 02 August 2003 13:16, tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:

> I hope not, although probably not in the fashion most people think. I
> hope the Linux/FLOSS/whatever desktop stabilizes with three or four major
> offerings; for example blackbox, gnome, KDE, with the developers able to
> build interopperation into the majors as an option. While I'm sure this
> will complicate many people's lives, I like options and choice. This also
> means that the desktop will have multiple sources of ideas/innovation.

I certainly don't want to see freedom of choice disappear. I was mainly 
referring to the corporate setting. I think KDE offers the best options for 
deployment in a large environment. In that type of setting, the ability to 
mimic the windows UI is important...at least initially. Personally, I have 
KDE configured more like CDE, but it seems to do well in either role. This 
would enable a transition from the somewhat restrictive windows environment 
to the more flexible environment traditionally provided on unix at a pace 
the average user could easily handle. Gnome seems to be more focused on 
providing the best traditional unix environment possible, while KDE seems 
to be a bit more focused on ease of use for those not used to that 
environment. I guess what I'm driving at is that KDE seems to be a good 
catch all environment where all users can find common ground. Whether 
you're coming from CDE, Windows, or Mac...KDE will provide a familiar 
interface. The same cannot be said for Gnome IMHO, although I do think the 
Gnome environment is an excellent choice for those who are capable of 
taking care of themselves without handholding.

-- 
Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net


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