GNUME 1.0.55 and KDX 1.1.2 Desktop Wars Continue Posted by Rotundo on Saturday October 16, @10:48PM EDT from the my-desktop-can-beat-up-your-desktop dept. WindowManiac writes "Both of the big free desktops shipped point releases this week. GNUME adds a new panel applet that shows the phase of the moon, while KDX now has a control center for its control center. Flame wars on the mailing lists have reached a level not seen since the great vi versus emacs conflict of last Tuesday." I run twm. Get off my lawn. GNUME 1.0.55 and KDX 1.1.2 Desktop Wars Continue | Login/Create an Account | Top | 23 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 23 comments 0: 19 comments 1: 17 comments 2: 13 comments 3: 8 comments 4: 4 comments 5: 4 comments NestedFlatThreadedNo Comments Oldest FirstNewest FirstHighest Scores First The fine print: the following comments belong to whoever typed them. Dashdot takes no responsibility for them, and frankly, neither do most of the people who typed them. first post! by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @10:51PM EDT (#1) first post!!!1 woohoo [ Reply to This ] Choice is good by ShopperSheila on Saturday October 16, @10:57PM EDT (#2) (User Info) Two desktops competing means both get better faster. This is how it's supposed to work. Now if they'd just agree on a drag-and-drop protocol. [ Reply to This ] Re:Choice is good by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @10:59PM EDT (#3) You're both wrong, and I'm going to explain why in a post that's way too long for anyone to read. Paragraph one: ... [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Choice is good by shell_shocked on Saturday October 16, @11:11PM EDT (#6) (User Info) Thanks for posting this. I learned something today, which is rare for a comment section. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Choice is good by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @11:00PM EDT (#4) No, that's not how any of this works. Please read the FAQ before posting. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Choice is good by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @11:21PM EDT (#7) Actually, that's a common misconception. The spec explicitly allows it; it's the vendors who didn't implement it. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Choice is good by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @11:25PM EDT (#8) Heh. Nice one. [ Reply to This | Parent ] License flames incoming by CourtWatcher on Saturday October 16, @11:08PM EDT (#5) (User Info) Before anyone starts: yes, we know about the toolkit license. Yes, it has been discussed. Yes, for 400 messages. No, it is not going to be settled in this thread. [ Reply to This ] Re:License flames incoming by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @11:47PM EDT (#10) Hey, at least it's not Portals. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:License flames incoming by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @12:08AM EDT (#12) Says the guy posting at 3am on a Tuesday. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:License flames incoming by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @12:42AM EDT (#16) So what you're saying is that it's a conspiracy. Got it. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Both are too heavy by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16, @11:34PM EDT (#9) On my P133 with 32MB both of them take a minute to start. Window Maker starts before I let go of the Enter key. [ Reply to This ] Information wants to be free by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @12:00AM EDT (#11) Information wants to be free. Hardware wants to be cheap. I want a nap. [ Reply to This ] Re:Information wants to be free by Rotundo on Sunday October 17, @12:58AM EDT (#17) (User Info) You must be new here. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Links by overclocked_otter on Sunday October 17, @12:17AM EDT (#13) (User Info) For anyone who wants to read more, the original announcement is on their site and there's a good technical write-up in the newsgroups. Search for it, the link is too long to paste. [ Reply to This ] Correction by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @12:21AM EDT (#14) Small correction to the story: it's not the first time this has been done. A university group demonstrated something very similar in 1996. The difference is that this one actually ships. [ Reply to This ] Microwave by pitchfork_pete on Sunday October 17, @12:31AM EDT (#15) (User Info) My microwave has more processing power than the computer that went to the moon, and it still can't figure out popcorn. [ Reply to This ] Re:Microwave by q_bert on Sunday October 17, @01:25AM EDT (#19) (User Info) Wait until you see the next version. It's going to be worse. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Microwave by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @01:46AM EDT (#23) This is the most sensible thing I've read on Dashdot all week. Somebody mod this up. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Slashdotted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @01:11AM EDT (#18) Site's already slashdotted. Er, dashdotted. Anyone have a mirror? [ Reply to This ] Offtopic, but by dormroom_dj on Sunday October 17, @01:38AM EDT (#20) (User Info) Offtopic, but does anyone know how to get a Sound Blaster 16 working under the new kernel? It just beeps at me. Rhythmically. [ Reply to This ] Linix on the desktop by ladybug_lisp on Sunday October 17, @01:42AM EDT (#21) (User Info) This is the year of Linix on the desktop. I can feel it. [ Reply to This ] Re:Linix on the desktop by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 17, @01:45AM EDT (#22) I work in this field, and the parent is basically right, although the details are a bit more complicated than one comment can cover. 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