[dot] Desktop Computing, Served up BSD Style

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From: Martin Konold <konold at kde.org>
Dept: did-I-tell-everyone-that-kde-is-no-windowsmanager
Date: Tuesday 26/Apr/2005, @13:17

Desktop Computing, Served up BSD Style
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   Following the heals of the successful Kubuntu
[http://www.kubuntu.org/] effort, PC-BSD [http://www.pcbsd.org/] was
created to offer both home and business desktop users a solid
alternative to other systems available. PC-BSD has as its goals to be
user-friendly, especially in the area of software installation and
management. Of course PC-BSD comes with a nice graphical
[http://www.pcbsd.org/screenshots/PCBSDSS6.jpg] installer which can also
be used by other Free-BSD users to install the OS in a modern fashion.
Screenshots [http://www.pcbsd.org/screenshots.html] and an  ISO
[http://www.pcbsd.org/download.htm] for Download are available
immediately.

     PC-BSD puts its bet [http://www.pcbsd.org/faqs.html#3] entirely on
KDE 3.4:
 [http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.4.php]
     "KDE is one of the most full-featured, easy to use window managers
[http://www.kde.org/whatiskde/] available today. The C++ / QT
[http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/index.html] language it is written
in, makes the development of software very easy, and is well documented.
Desktop users coming from other platforms like Windows® or Mac OS X®,
will immediately feel right at home with the KDE interface. This is not
to say that there are no other nice window managers available, but at
this point we do not feel that they have the polish and breadth that KDE
offers."

     They also wish to preserve the integrity of the FreeBSD system, so
that power users can enjoy the rock solid system that FreeBSD
[http://www.freebsd.org] provides, as well as the wealth of technical
information freely available online.