GNOME vs KDE, again
It seems like GNOME and KDE are putting out the latest and greatest releases:
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….
and
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.
Whats interesting is that KDE is GPL though 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, but I might well switch….
The GNOME vs KDE, again by David Crossland, except the quotations and unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
September 20, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized
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