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Welcome KDE Apps Back Onto Your GNOME Desktop
Jun 3, 2008, 06 :45 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (4572 reads)

"An interesting trend I've noticed over the years is the thought process of how users install applications. Most of the time, a KDE user installing an application won't care what the application uses or what desktop it is designed for. They just simply install the application, use it, and get on with life.

"The thoughts are different with the average GNOME user, however. A lot of times, when installing software, many GNOME users check to make sure the application was made for GNOME (GTK) before installing it. Why? In most cases, it is because the application will look different and won't fit in with the others on their system..."

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     "The thoughts are different with th ...   Bleh.....   
Byran Lee
Jun 3, 2008, 09:52:19
 
I guess you can think them garbage, but  ...   Re: Bleh.....   
xian
Jun 3, 2008, 15:51:10
 
>      "The thoughts are different with  ...   Re: Bleh.....   
patrick_darcy
Jun 4, 2008, 02:52:40
 
Only one group of desktop developers has ...   Like it or Not: It's True   
Segedunum
Jun 4, 2008, 12:46:53
 
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