Re: CDE / Gnome article

[Ben Rockwood <benr slip net>]

In regards to the stability part, we may need to get him 1.04 of gnome!
It's pretty damned stable.  I have yet to crash it, and I'm 
really pounding it!

I will admit, the install is painful.  RPM's are convinient, but they
always put you back into the world of "The Dependancies War".  
<shrug>
Just an observation.  


On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, James Green wrote:

> There's a comparison between CDE and Gnome over at www.32bitsonline.com
> which I am now reading. Author points at a "painful" RPM install, what
> with ftp sites being busy, losing files and incorrect Xclients
> documentation. Also hints heavily at needing an automated setup
> procedure.
> 
> However, the author also takes note that Gnome has surpasses CDE in many
> ways which is splendid as Gnome has only been developed in around 1/5th
> the time. He points out that Unix pros are more likely to go for the
> stability in CDE, but that newbies will go straight to Gnome.
> 
> AFAICT, he suggests that given CDE's production time, Gnome will knock
> 'em dead in the water.
> 
> -- 
> James Green
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