flamebait :)
ok, I know this question might explode in my face, depending on who reads it, but I am actually curious to hear about people's recent experiences with KDE vs. Gnome.
The reason I ask is b/c my sister's laptop should soon be fully operational, at which point I will need to install an OS for her (Ubuntu or Kubuntu, unless someone has good reasons for me to consider something else). Personally, I have always used Gnome. I am used to it and I am aware of some of its weaknesses and how to bypass them. Unfortunately, some of those weaknesses lie in the NetworkManager applet, which my sister would be using a lot as she is hopping wireless networks.
On the other hand I have never used KDE. I am fully aware of KDE's technical awesomeness, but I lack any first hand usability/stability/performance info.
Have any of you, my esteemed readers, had any experience with KDE recently? How well does it handle hopping wifi networks and going from connected to disconnected mode? (Gnome likes to freeze the desktop at this point). Is the memory footprint significantly larger due to Qt? How is the responsiveness?
Any info and opinions would be appreciated.
The reason I ask is b/c my sister's laptop should soon be fully operational, at which point I will need to install an OS for her (Ubuntu or Kubuntu, unless someone has good reasons for me to consider something else). Personally, I have always used Gnome. I am used to it and I am aware of some of its weaknesses and how to bypass them. Unfortunately, some of those weaknesses lie in the NetworkManager applet, which my sister would be using a lot as she is hopping wireless networks.
On the other hand I have never used KDE. I am fully aware of KDE's technical awesomeness, but I lack any first hand usability/stability/performance info.
Have any of you, my esteemed readers, had any experience with KDE recently? How well does it handle hopping wifi networks and going from connected to disconnected mode? (Gnome likes to freeze the desktop at this point). Is the memory footprint significantly larger due to Qt? How is the responsiveness?
Any info and opinions would be appreciated.