raublekick
January 3rd, 2006, 08:47 AM
Saw this on Slashdot, thought it was pretty interesting considering that I pretty much exclusively use Gnome.
http://www.terra.es/personal/diegocg/kde/index.html
I'm glad I caught this article because I definitely was not aware of some of the stuff that is available in KDE.
However, as cool as some of this stuff is, I wonder how I would actually like it. I will totally admit that everything he shows off is cool stuff, but oftentimes cool stuff is a letdown for me because I really don't end up liking it. For example, I have a lot of untagged music, and I organize it all into directories by artist/album. Players like amaroK and Rhythmbox don't appeal to me because a lot of my music shows up under Unknown Artist, etc...
Also, I really like to take control of what my programs are doing. I don't rip CDs unless I know that it's using LAME at 192kbps (maaaybe I'll switch to ogg in the future:rolleyes: ). What he shows with the audiocd:/ KIOslave is cool and easy, but I have no idea what encoder it's using or if I can even change it (or if it will be easy).
The KParts really interests me, although I'm not really into all-in-one applications.
Overall, it gave me a better sense of what KDE is all about. All debates about performance and general usability aside, it looks to me now that KDE can do more advanced stuff than Gnome.
I'm going to apt-get kubuntu-desktop before I go to bed, and I'm going to try to use it exclusively and see how long it takes until I come back to Gnome. I'm really curious whether or not these features that can make my computer-using experience easier will actually accomplish that goal.
What are your thoughts on the article, KDE, Gnome, whatever? I don't want to turn this into yet another KDE vs. Gnome thread or anything, just thought it was a cool article that gave me a new perspective on something and I wanted to share.
http://www.terra.es/personal/diegocg/kde/index.html
I'm glad I caught this article because I definitely was not aware of some of the stuff that is available in KDE.
However, as cool as some of this stuff is, I wonder how I would actually like it. I will totally admit that everything he shows off is cool stuff, but oftentimes cool stuff is a letdown for me because I really don't end up liking it. For example, I have a lot of untagged music, and I organize it all into directories by artist/album. Players like amaroK and Rhythmbox don't appeal to me because a lot of my music shows up under Unknown Artist, etc...
Also, I really like to take control of what my programs are doing. I don't rip CDs unless I know that it's using LAME at 192kbps (maaaybe I'll switch to ogg in the future:rolleyes: ). What he shows with the audiocd:/ KIOslave is cool and easy, but I have no idea what encoder it's using or if I can even change it (or if it will be easy).
The KParts really interests me, although I'm not really into all-in-one applications.
Overall, it gave me a better sense of what KDE is all about. All debates about performance and general usability aside, it looks to me now that KDE can do more advanced stuff than Gnome.
I'm going to apt-get kubuntu-desktop before I go to bed, and I'm going to try to use it exclusively and see how long it takes until I come back to Gnome. I'm really curious whether or not these features that can make my computer-using experience easier will actually accomplish that goal.
What are your thoughts on the article, KDE, Gnome, whatever? I don't want to turn this into yet another KDE vs. Gnome thread or anything, just thought it was a cool article that gave me a new perspective on something and I wanted to share.