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open source ,free software computer desktop environment forUnix operating systems .
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It would benefit from the integration of gedit in GNOME and its availability on almost every GNOME system.
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To have a standard that improves the user interface so significantly and automatically enables equal support in both KDE and GNOME is one of those things that makes me excited to use Free Software.
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That same feature is DEFAULT in GNOME and KDE so guess what in Windows (Vista and earlier anyway) you have to use a third party app and add t the bloat while GNU/Linux users just sits back and laughs at you (and Windows 7 looks like KDE for windows on top of vista by the way)
Taskbar Shuffle Reorganizes Your Taskbar And System Tray | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The thing with GNOME is you CAN change them easily without having to resort to installing some potentially dodgey third party app.
Does Ubuntu’s New Window Design Bite? | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The issue is not a bug or regression on the part of Docky or the Docklet itself but rather a change in GNOME 2.30 – specifically gnome-keyring-sharp.
Why Docky’s GMail Docklet Doesn’t currently work in Ubuntu 10.04 2010
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Everywhere else in GNOME, the icons are placed such that the text is aligned.
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The issue is not a bug or regression on the part of Docky or the Docklet itself but rather a change in GNOME 2.30 – specifically gnome-keyring-sharp.
Why Docky’s GMail Docklet Doesn’t currently work in Ubuntu 10.04 2010
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You can do many of these things in GNOME and in other operating systems, but KDE gives you a fairly blank slate from which to draw your own map to productivity.
Design Your Own Desktop with KDE 4 | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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Novell will survive (and that's good, because they have important role in GNOME).
War is over Ante Karamati 2007
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I will probably end up back in GNOME, but I like to experiment with various window managers to see what others are doing.
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