I don't know of any comparisons between KDE and GNOME. On the surface KDE is more Windows like and GNOME is more Mac like, but it's only cosmetic. I was a KDE user for a long long time, but I downloaded the Ximian desktop and it's really nice, I've completely switched. Both (K/G) are highly configurable and the Ximian desktop can be configured to look more Windows like or more Mac like... > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Rymshaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:29 PM > To: Mandrake help > Subject: [newbie] KDE/Gnome > > > Is there a compare anywhere re the advantages and > disadvantages of KDE vs. Gnome? Is this list and > Mandrake specifically oriented toward KDE? Before > sending this I decided that I aught to check the list > archives and there was *nothing* with Gnome in the > subject. > > I don't think that I want to switch to Gnome, but I > have a couple of reasons. First, I went looking for > what the version already installed was because of my > interest in a home finance program that requires Gnome > 1.4 (can't think of what it's called). There I saw > Gnome's pilot program and tried it and found it > worked! (Haven't been able to get KPilot to.) On the > down side, there did not seem to be any way already > set up for accessing the CD-ROM or Floppy (Does Gnome > require that they be mounted for each use as in early > version of KDE I tried once in an unsuccessful try at > Linux about 2 years ago?) > > > >
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