"This article will briefly discuss the new features found within Gutsy Gibbon and hopefully give you a better idea of what to expect when the final version of Gutsy Gibbons is released in October. Some of the more notable new features are a Graphical Configuration tool for X, improvements in plug-in handling for Mozilla Firefox, revamped printing system with PDF printing by default, fast user switching, new desktop search (Tracker) application and the new AppArmor security framework."
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Member since:2005-06-29
Yes, you were trolling.
You were saying that Canonical should relegate the Gnome DE to second-tier status, and make KDE the primary desktop.
That sounds like not just being a fan of KDE, but wanting to push KDE on everyone else.
You also implied that Gnome is unfit for newbies.
I'm not advocating either desktop, just reflecting back to you how your statements read.
Member since:2006-05-28
I don't think it was trolling. What is wrong with someone expressing their opinion for good healthy competition? Some people are all too quick to stamp somebody as a troll, when it goes against their ideals.
I find KDE easier to use and much quicker than gnome, but that is just my personal experience of things, so the idea of KDE as a default for Ubuntu is a nice one for me at least 
Member since:2007-03-09
Yes, you were trolling.
No, I wasn't. I was just stating my personal preferences over the development of Ubuntu (which in this case included the DE).
You were saying that Canonical should relegate the Gnome DE to second-tier status, and make KDE the primary desktop.
So? And you want KDE having the second-tier status as it has now... so our stance is not that different here.
That sounds like not just being a fan of KDE, but wanting to push KDE on everyone else.
Yes and you sound like you're a big fan of Gnome and... oh dear, here we go again.
Well yes, I prefer KDE over Gnome, and so of course it would be easier to advocate Ubuntu if KDE were its default DE.
I'm not advocating either desktop, just reflecting back to you how your statements read.
So why do *you* get so heated up on this then?
Edited 2007-08-27 20:02
Member since:2005-07-02
Following your logic, having Gnome as the default Ubuntu desktop is wanting to push Gnome on everyone else.
I don't particularly mind that Gnome is the default Ubuntu, as long as Kubuntu gets the same development effort for distro-specific software. Right now it's a bit of a toss-up.
I do think that KDE is superior to Gnome, but that's my personal preference. In reality, there is not much difference between them, especially if you use Beryl. I do prefer how the various KDE apps work together.
Member since:2005-07-07
Member since:2007-03-09
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2007-03-09
Quit trolling.
How was I trolling? I was just expressing my opinion (that's what forums are for) and my post was on topic.
Some people like KDE and some people like Gnome.
The *point* of my post was not about which DE is better. It was about Ubuntu and how *I* would like to see it developed in the future. I also explained why.
Don't try to push your opinion on others.
IMO, I wasn't *pushing* anything but.. if you really want to go there, read your own post and notice how you're "trying to do the same thing".
Remember that we're all biased in some way...
Edited 2007-08-27 18:23