[sheflug] KDE vs Gnome... (batten down the hatches, etc etc)

["Chris J" <cej [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Sorry about the question, as I know it's often very subjective. However I 
can't find any real agnostic comparisons of these two desktops out there. 

Background: my other half has had Windows auto-update install updates 
automatically on her box. This has meant she's got the annoying 'Windows 
Geniune Advantage' nag screens you may or may not have heard about. This 
has spurred her to want to try Linux. This is a good thing :-)

I'm thinking the easiest way to manage a migration is for her to have KDE 
or Gnome, but beyond the widget toolsets (Qt vs. GTK+) I know very little 
about either. And googling just results in threads that can be summed up as 
either "KDE rocks" or "Gnome rocks". Pointers to impartial sites would be 
useful :-) 

My gut feeling is to go down the KDE route, but suggestions welcome. How 
compatible are KDE and Gnome apps these days anyway? Is there any sense of 
interoperability or is it still quite murky?

Cheers,

Chris...

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