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Re: Debian 2.0 Linux

• Posted by Raude Riwal <RAUDER at THMULTI.COM> Jul 28, 1999
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KDE is much more than an explorer... it is a project that includes a window
manager, browser, file manager, editor, and they are also developing a
complete office suite (Koffice). A lot of things are integrated, so it is
great
for the W95-addicts and those who don't want to understand what they do.

KDE is not alone on the market, it is only the slowest and uses a lot of
memory.
(has anyone tried to use StarOffice under KDE with only 32Meg of mem? 
One alternative is called 'gnome' , a project from the free software
foundation .
If you just want a window manager, you can try fvwm, afterstep,
windowmaker (part from the gnome project), enlightenment, and if you're
short
in memory (or in download time try icewm. you can find most of these on
the debian site too.

Riwal Raude
rauder at thmulti.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irv Mullins [SMTP:irv at ELLIJAY.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 11:15 PM
> Subject:      Re: Debian 2.0 Linux
>
> On a dark and stormy night (Tue, 27 Jul 1999),  Roderick Jackson
> wrote:
>
> > I've been thinking about an alternative. What exactly does KDE stand
> for?
> > (I hate doing web searches that return thousands of unrelated sites...)
> >
> > Oh, and is it free?
>
> Short answer: the "K Desktop Environment " =  the MS Explorer done right.
> Long answer: (quote)
>
> What is KDE?
>
> KDE is a network transparent contemporary desktop environment for Unix
> workstations.
> It was written by a world-wide network of software engineers committed to
> free
> software development. KDE seeks to fill the need for an easy to use
> desktop for
> Unix workstations, similar to the desktop environments found under the
> MacOS or
> Window95/NT. We believe that the Unix operating system is the best
> operating
> system available today. In fact Unix has been the undisputed choice of the
> information technology professional for many years.........<snip>
>
> I suppose a good place for more info would be http:www.kde.org
> (be sure to look at the themes)
>
> Irv