Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 18th Sep 2006 15:12 UTC, submitted by Subhush
"It has hardly been a few weeks since the release of KDE v3.5.4, one of the most popular desktop environments for Unix/Linux/FreeBSD operating systems, and the KDE development team is already hard at work. They have a dream of revolutionizing the concept of desktop by providing an array of innovative features aimed at improving both the looks of the desktop environment as well as the productivity of end users. In this article, we will look at one such component called Plasma that promises to change the look and feel of a conventional desktop."
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> Isn't that just a fancy wrapper around the 'show desktop' button?
Yup, pretty much. But there's quite a bit of value in visual cues that inform users where something comes from and where it goes to, as Apple has proven time and time again. Imagine Expose without animation, for example.
Anyhow, the article is a bit hyperbolic, but you shouldn't really fault KDE too much for it - MadPenguin is in charge of their prose, not KDE. The KDE project is of course very excited about what it believes it can deliver with Plasma eventually, and does say so publically, but it has also stated that KDE 4's desktop shell will be an evolution, and won't throw out ten years of experience with what works.