"The GNOME community announced a new release today after six months of development. GNOME is a desktop environment primarily used on Linux and other open-source platforms. GNOME 2.20 includes numerous improvements and new features that benefit users, administrators, and developers...." News at http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070919-gnome-2-20-officially-released...
"Second Beta Release of KDE 4.0 available. On 6th September 2007 the KDE Community released the second Beta release for KDE 4.0. This release marks the beginning of the feature freeze and the stabilization of the current codebase. Simultaneously the KOffice developers have released their third Alpha release, marking significant improvements in this innovative office suite. ..." Info at www.kde.org
CK Raju
The news in question is fine, but should the subject be GNOME and KDE in place of GNOME vs KDE. From message subject it seems as if the both Desktop Environments are at war path against each other.
Cheers Ajay Pal Singh Atwal
On 20/09/2007, CK Raju, Thrissur ck.thrissur@gmail.com wrote:
"The GNOME community announced a new release today after six months of development. GNOME is a desktop environment primarily used on Linux and other open-source platforms. GNOME 2.20 includes numerous improvements and new features that benefit users, administrators, and developers...." News at http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070919-gnome-2-20-officially-released...
"Second Beta Release of KDE 4.0 available. On 6th September 2007 the KDE Community released the second Beta release for KDE 4.0. This release marks the beginning of the feature freeze and the stabilization of the current codebase. Simultaneously the KOffice developers have released their third Alpha release, marking significant improvements in this innovative office suite. ..." Info at www.kde.org
CK Raju
On 21/09/2007, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal apsatwal@gmail.com wrote:
The news in question is fine, but should the subject be GNOME and KDE in place of GNOME vs KDE. From message subject it seems as if the both Desktop Environments are at war path against each other.
I read it from the users perspective of "I should re-compare GNOME versus KDE since these big new versions are coming out."
Whats interesting is that KDE is GPL through and through, although Version 2 only, while GNOME is Lesser GPL - and also Version 2 only.
Which in a way makes KDE actually more of a supporter of the software freedom movement. Especially since the GNOME project has totally left its GNU project roots behind, with its own Foundation, conferences, and no FSF presence at the GUADEC.
I look forward to comparing the two when KDE4 comes out; I've been a GNOME user for the past year or so, and before that OpenBox, but I'll re-compare openly and might well switch….
On 21/09/2007, Dave Crossland dave@lab6.com wrote:
On 21/09/2007, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal apsatwal@gmail.com wrote:
The news in question is fine, but should the subject be GNOME and KDE in place of GNOME vs KDE. From message subject it seems as if the both Desktop Environments are at war path against each other.
I read it from the users perspective of "I should re-compare GNOME versus KDE since these big new versions are coming out."
Whats interesting is that KDE is GPL through and through, although Version 2 only, while GNOME is Lesser GPL - and also Version 2 only.
Which in a way makes KDE actually more of a supporter of the software freedom movement. Especially since the GNOME project has totally left its GNU project roots behind, with its own Foundation, conferences, and no FSF presence at the GUADEC.
I look forward to comparing the two when KDE4 comes out; I've been a GNOME user for the past year or so, and before that OpenBox, but I'll re-compare openly and might well switch….
Ok agreed, and fortunately I am using KDE, but wouldn't KDE will always remain GPLv2 due to its Trolltech QT legacy, until and unless Trolltech decides to release a version of QT under GPLv3
Cheers
Ajay Pal Singh Atwal
On 21/09/2007, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal apsatwal@gmail.com wrote:
Whats interesting is that KDE is GPL through and through, although Version 2 only, while GNOME is Lesser GPL - and also Version 2 only.
Ok agreed, and fortunately I am using KDE, but wouldn't KDE will always remain GPLv2 due to its Trolltech QT legacy, until and unless Trolltech decides to release a version of QT under GPLv3
I don't expect GNOME 2.x to by LGPv3 ever, though, while QT going to GPLv3 seems very possible.
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