new to linux and kde seems to have a lot more features. so why do many people like gnome. just wondering what are the main differences

[Whiteskin]

Its a matter of personal preferance and philosophy. More features is not always good. the original mozilla suite is a good example of this. The initial reason gnome was started was because KDE was not free at the time. It is now, however many people have grown attached to gnome. Gnome is also making siginificant inroads in the area of Human Interaction Guidlines, and accessablility. KDE is a stunning desktop, however i do enjoy gnome.

[liviu]

Here below I've shown you 2 articles which give a better insight to KDE & Gnome Desktops

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2725

http://reviewed.homelinux.org/softwa.../index.html.en

[tsunam]

hmm interesting articles.

I'm a gnome user. I started out on kde but decided i din't like it because well frankly it reminded me too much of windows...course thats a personal preference.

I'm still looking for a nice little write up about how to add a WM to the startup gdm/kdm (course i use gdm) Of all the ones i've seen they only seem to be a half guide. I've sorta wanted to get away from using Metacity perhaps and try something like sawfish. A slightly lighter but still featured Wm, without having to change the default...at least until i know i like it ^.^

[utanja]

i have been using GNOME for years...regardless of the distro.....

i agree with tsunam ...KDE reminds me of that other OS i used long time ago and abandoned...