Re: [gentoo-user] why you've chosen your desktop environment? (no war !)

[wraeth]

On Sat, 2014-08-16 at 20:43 +0430, behrouz khosravi wrote:
> So can you please tell me why you have chosen a specific DE and not
> the other options ?
> thanks.

I think the key argument for a DE is integration - all the k* apps built
to use k* libraries and backends, allowing them to share data and
resources easily; and all the gnome apps using gnome libraries, etc.

The main differences I see between KDE and GNOME (aside from the GTK/Qt
differences) are that KDE feels like a much more modular approach (while
still allowing integration with backend services), whereas GNOME tends
towards a one-piece uniform (sure you can theme it (with an external
addon) but it's still gnome-shell) "user-friendly" (hide the buttons you
can break it with) environment; and to be honest I like features of
both.

I think this is why it comes down to a matter of taste, because in the
end it's a question of what you find suits your needs. I like the
modularity and, I guess, the traditional feel of KDE; but kdepim loosing
a large portion of my work email kind of made me balk at using it for a
while, and my requirement for MS Exchange integration (not by choice)
meant either a (non-free though nicely functional) plugin for
Thunderbird ([0] for those interested) or switching to GNOME/Evolution
(which, admittedly, has it's own issues, but hasn't eaten my mail yet).

Besides, I'm very indecisive - give it six months I'll be back on KDE or
enlightenment ;)

Also, I think your subject line, while a valiant effort, is the IT
equivalent of "don't eat the cookies while I'm gone" :P

Hope this doesn't muddy things up too much!
-- 
wraeth <wraeth@×××××××××.au>