20 Sep
2007
20 Sep
'07
9:41 a.m.
"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-release…
"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
21 Sep
21 Sep
11:07 a.m.
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(a)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-release…
"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
3:57 p.m.
On 21/09/2007, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal <apsatwal(a)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….
--
Regards,
Dave
10 p.m.
On 21/09/2007, Dave Crossland <dave(a)lab6.com> wrote:
On 21/09/2007, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal
<apsatwal(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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
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….
10:04 p.m.
On 21/09/2007, Ajay Pal Singh Atwal <apsatwal(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I don't expect GNOME 2.x to by LGPv3 ever, though, while QT going to
GPLv3 seems very possible.
--
Regards,
Dave
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
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