Linked by Rahul Gaitonde on Thu 15th Jan 2004 06:40 UTC
Around 3 weeks ago, I downloaded the 2nd beta of KDE 3.2 from their FTP site. I've been using this release every day since then. The purpose of my writing this piece is not to highlight KDE 3.2's new features and applications - read the Changelog at KDE's site for that - but to give you a complete picture of how it measures up to its previous versions in terms of everyday use. Does it make me more productive? Is the command line more efficient yet? Or, even better, does it make me use the command line more effectively? Read on...
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As a former KDE user, now a GNOME user, I must say I'm pretty impressed. KDE has always had the better technology, but GNOME has the flawless presentation.
The problem with KDE is not necessarily a lack of technology, but an abuse of technology. The fact that something can be done, doesn't necessarily mean it has to be done. KDE is like the immature genius bragging about his quantitative abilities, instead of focusing on putting those abilities to functional use.
KDE has a powerful technology. But lacks focus in harnessing it. Take a look at the Konqueror tool bar for example. The fact that I can put whatever mini tools on the tool bar doesn't necessarily mean it is right to do that, or that I should do that. But in KDE land, anything goes.
The ease and power of the KDE technology, is its blessing and its curse. That's why KDE has always felt like a play environment to me. In KDE I am endlessly tweaking and ceaselessly surprised. In GNOME, I just work. Good review overall, I liked it.