I apologize for asking a question that probably borders on religious, but
would love to get some kind of feedback on the following. Hope it doesn't
come across as bogus.
Mandrake defaults to KDE on install, but includes Gnome.
Is there a strong feeling within the Linux (or at least Mandrake distro)
about which is the "long term best bet"? (Too early to tell" is an
acceptable answer!)
My reason for asking is strictly selfish. If I am going to invest time in
learning an Apps development suite does one or the other look better over
the long term? I am learning this for the "joy" of it I do not work in the
Linux/Unix arena.
My background is one of having developed a number of engineering tools under
(then) Digital Unix using Motif. That was 5/6 years ago. Since then I have
been away from Unix/Linux.
In reading "GTK+ / Gnome Application Development", by Havoc Pennington it
seems like the Gnome environment is close to what I remember doing under
Motif. ("close" is relative here folks!!) Picking up close to where I left
off is very tempting.
On the other hand, I am also reading "KDE Application Development" by Uwe
Thiem. It seems a fair bit different and much more aligned with the C++
"way of life". Learning something new has its advantages too.
Further throwing mud into the decision is a vaguely remembered reference in
some Linux mag a few months ago about Gnome coming on strong and being the
eventual "winner".
Not trying to stir up emotions here, just trying to get some idea of the
better way to go since I am starting with a clean slate for practical
purposes.
Thanks,
-rick
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