What users say about KDE

These quotes are all unsolicited and quoted here with permission. Most are from the KDE mailing lists or public mailing lists. Note that all the quoted persons speak for themselves, not for their organizations

Alain Toussaint atoussaint@globetrotter.net

The reason I like KDE is because it's a very good UI and applications suites, I installed it via cvs source (the latest stable version only) and it's been very easy (don't get me wrong, I compile a lot of software and this one is on the top of my list for ease of compilation, if you'd like to know how, just give me a mail and I'll be happy to help), all in all, I'm very pleased with kde 1.1.2 and I look forward to the 2.0 release, I'd like to thank every KDE developper for giving us such a solid desktop implementation !!

Tim Little Chesapeake, VA.

Congratulations to all the KDE developers for a splendid job on v1.1. The new utilities are a pleasure to use. Graphics are sharper than ever. Functionally, this is without a doubt the best KDE yet. Aesthetically, it is a work of art, and the best looking desktop available anywhere for any operating system. Thanks for making it available to everyone.

Mallappa, Ram (Ram)** CTR ** rammallappa@lucent.com

I have been using RedHat Linux for past 1 year. I downloaded KDE yesterday and installed it just out of curiosity. It works just G R E A T! Good job everybody. I love KDE and everything it has. KDE is my default desktop now !

Vicki Helms vicki@crcwnet.com

My husband introduced me to Linux this year (as a user), although I have known about Linux much longer than I have used it. I am currently using Redhat for Linux and KDE desktop. I am so amazed at the ease of use this has made in using Linux. The biggest thing that keeps me from using Linux only is that, for the time being, there isn't enough software applications to make a total change from Windows. I can't begin to tell you how much I despise MSWin95. The stability of Linux has made me a true convert in my PC use at home. I hope that someday I can use Linux at my work site. I realize that you deal mostly in the KDE area so I will say that I was very excited to use this product. Keep the juices flowing for Linux. We users out there really do appreciate all your endeavors!!!

Dave Joyner djoyner@slip.net 

I just wanted to congratulate the KDE developers on the fine work that this desktop represents. I just brought the system up (nearly painlessly) and I'm very very satisfied with it. I've been a software engineer for about the last 15 years -- so I can truly appreciate the care and effort that went into this product.  

Dave Bennett, Inland Truck Parts Company dave.bennett@inlandtruck.com 

I don't see this happening in the Linux community on a large scale. The largest scale Linux based project I see taking place that consistently produces practical code is the KDE project. The KDE itself is robust, and the applications written under it (KLyx for example) are stable and professional.  

Bigby, Bruce W. bbigby@frontiernet.net 

I have to say that the snapshots of the KDE desktops at http://www.kde.org/kscreenshots.html are absolutely stunning!!! They are beautiful! I want my Linux desktop to look exactly like that! [...] Personally, I think that CDE falls short of what it could have been. On the other hand, KDE certainly hits the mark. KDE makes UNIX what it should have become at least a half decade ago! You can quote me. :-)  

Rob Kaper rjkap@stack.nl 

Whenever I talk to a friend about the quality of Linux, I talk about it's stability, speed and that it's free. Also, I mention must-haves such as Netscape, WordPerfect 7 for Linux, Xbill, The GIMP and.. KDE. I doubt if any Linux distribution can allow itself to continue shipping with the traditional window managers as default. Not anymore. 

Søllerød bibliotek laan@sollerod.dk 

I've have just discovered Linux. It sounds to good to be truth. The kde user interfacer looks great. I have heard about Linux before, but without a user friendly interface I didn't thought it was worth my time. But this turns the table. Great work! 

James Morris: (James_Morris@acp.com.au)

The general feel of the desktop is very stable, despite the project still being in development (Beta 3 at time of writing). Given its progress so far, KDE seems well on its way to delivering a free, high-quality desktop environment.

Francois-Xavier DURANCEAU: (Francois-Xavier.Duranceau@naonet.fr)

I just downloaded and installed KDE Beta 4 on my RH5.0 system. The installation with the binary rpm is wonderfully easy. Not too many variables to set after the installation... Very good work. Congratulations to developers. 

Gene Barrier: (gbarrier@m-y.net)

I have been looking over the net at the various desktop snapshots. I found yours today, and I must say that yours is the winner hands down. I saw a few negative reviews about your desktop a while ago, but the issues mentioned sounded groundless and superficial. When I observe a desktop, I look for apparent ease of use as well as looks. Yours is very appealing in both areas. Good luck in your future endeavors. 

Zymosis: (zymosisx@mail.portup.com)

I just wanted to say how great KDE is. After using FVWM that came

presetup with my RH5 I just about died after seeing how easy to use and

modern it is. It really makes linux easier! Now if only I could get my

sound going ;-) But thats another ball of wax. Thanks keep up the good

work! 

Miguel de Icaza: miguel@tirania.nuclecu.unam.mx 

Have I mentioned that some of the KDE code is very well done? I really hope we can use as much code as possible from KDE. The GNOME project definetly would like to be interoperable with KDE, so in every aspect where we can stay compatible, we will try to be compatible with them. Both KDE and GNOME are good for pushing Linux into the desktop. Right now KDE is the best tool we have to increase the Linux market share, and thus it is very important. 

Rulon Anderson: (rulon@scuzzy.net) 

KDE is great! Ever since I embarked on using it several months ago, I've attempted to hook as many people on it as I could. Everyone that tried it or that I demonstrated it to became instant users of it. The word is catching on, and more and more people are realizing the expanded usability of X and UNIX through KDE. I've even heard mention from hard-core programmers that they simply love the ease and functionality of KDE's programming environment. This paves the way for an increased application base in the future. I really look forward to seeing how KDE evolves. KDE is going to be huge, no doubt about it! 

Jeff Hunter: (jhunter@isrv.com) 

I have been using KDE for several months now and I have to say that I am glad to finally see a windows manager that provides the right balance of features, appearance and configurable options I am looking for. The installation was effortless taking well under 15 minutes. 

As far as stability, what can I say. Not many software products out there offer such stability in its early Beta stages. I have used many windows managers in the past and KDE is by far the best. 

I think the programmers of KDE have done a wonderful job and I look forward to future releases. Thanks and keep up the great work! 

Jim Martino: (jrm@chow.mat.jhu.edu) 

Thanks for the terrific work on kde - I am running it on a linux AMD PC, and it is the best windowing environment I have ever used - indeed, the only one I have found really usable! 

Jens Gohrke: (gohrke@faw.uni-ulm.de) 

Great work... I'm trying to convince my colleagues to dump their Windows machines, but so far I have had no reasonable _opponent_ to offer. Now I do !!! 

Martin K. Duncan: (Martin.Duncan@asu.edu) 

I found KDE a few days ago and I just wanted to let you know how happy I am. Over the last year I have played with many window managers (afterstep, fvwm, fvwm-95, etc), file managers (xfm, explorer, etc.) and various other utilities. However, KDE blows them all away! The ease of install (with the Redhat rpm) and the attractiveness, simplicity and completeness of the interface and utilities is astounding! If you, Redhat (or Caldera or S.U.S.E), and Linuxconf could get together, Linux could really give Windows a run for its money! 

Chris Jezovnik: (cjezovni@uoguelph.ca) 

When I first began tinkering with Linux a few years ago, and soon after with X, I felt like I had lost three of my five senses. I found it cumbersome to navigate through Linux space and to get things done, so I stuck with my old OS for most regular chores. But KDE looks like it will be changing all that. Even in its beta release I feel like I have all my faculties back in working order again. A big "thank you!" to the KDE development team and the creators of Qt. This is definetly the way forward. 

Conrad Sanderson: (csand@wave.me.gu.edu.au) 

Many thanks for the KDE. It's what I have been looking for ever since I started using UNIX. You guys did a really great job. Congratulations! 

Ian Pilcher: (pilcher@concentric.net) 

Just a note to say that KDE is absolutely awesome! (It really puts the time I spent getting fvwm usable into perspective!) I'm especially amazed at how functional and easy to install (via rpm) it is; Microsoft certainly wouldn't call this alphaware 

Ruediger Spilka: (a9402847@unet.univie.ac.at) 

Great work! I read about KDE in the German computer magazine c´t, downloaded it immediately, installed it -- and it worked AT ONCE! keep up the good work! 

John Heemstra: (jlheemst@mtu.edu) 

I must say that KDE is awesome (especially for beta/alpha code). I just switched to KDE after using Afterstep and then WindowMaker. There's no comparison. 

Russell Coker: (bofh@snoopy.virtual.net.au) 

That meeting (Linux Users Victoria) was the only time that I have considered switching away from OS/2 for my primary desktop use at home (I access Linux servers from my OS/2 workstation). 

Jim Burnes: (jim.burnes@ssds.com) 

I have been using KDE since the early alpha releases and its already friendly and stable enough to put the other UNIX window environments to shame. 

 

When the beta versions come out I suspect that there will be so many features that KDE will not only outshine UNIX window environments but the mighty Win95 itself (and maybe the Mac -- I just love those init's that pop up in the bottom of the screen). 

Keep up the excellent work! This is THE bright light in the OS world. Maybe Bill won't take over after all. 

Lars Gusewski: (lars.gusewski@cww.de) 

My first contact with Linux was in 1995, but I had many problems with the kernel... So, I used Windows, and later OS/2. A few weeks ago I read about KDE and I installed Linux only to test KDE. Linux with KDE is a great system, and after a few days, I removed the other window manager and use only KDE... I am very interested in the future of KDE! 

Daniel Knauth: (dk@midat.de) 

Initially, I set up a KDE test account on my Linux box; matter of 15 minutes plus compile time. Now I'm using it as my standard desktop since it has the right blend of features and manageability and (July 15, 1997) is surprisingly stable even in alpha stage (actually, some commercial GUI/OS combinations were __much__worse__ for years ;-) 

Prasanth Kumar: (kumar1@home.com) 

Actually KDE is stable enough right now that it is the only window manager that I have installed and use now! 

Iban Cardona Ceballos: (icc@mail.seric.es) 

Yesterday, I loaded a UltraPenguin 1.0 (RedHat Linux for architecture's of 64 bits) in my UltraSparc 1. Immediately I compiled and linked the KDE version 0.10.4.2 (in theory for 32bits), and woala !!! Kde run in a UltraSparc 1 very well and fast!!! 

Jordan: (jordan@a-o.com) 

First off, I just want to say nice work to all of you and your programmers that build KDE. It is very nice. I set it up with no problems what so ever. I run it on a Cyrix 150+ using RedHat 4.2. Keep up the good work. 

Oliver Muck: (oliverm@rz.tu-ilmenau.de) 

Best project since starting Linux (or even UNIX). You are doing good work. 

Kalman Feher: (Sevenseas@ibm.net) 

And this at such an early stage... WOW!! That's one mailing list I'm going to stick to like glue. This thing swings like chopper-blades but is crispy clean to let one think about what one is doing... looks like a nice integration in the oven. Lots of stuff don't work yet but those small details on a big ship at this point. 

Brett Kosinski: (brettk@compusmart.ab.ca) 

Overall though, I'd say, if you are looking for a stable desktop with nice integrated applications, a moderate level of configurability (on the range of Win95's configurability, with a bit extra thrown in), and a nice look-and-feel, I'd say KDE is definitely THE way to go right now. 

Jim King: (jimk@hitchhiker.com) 

This thing is FAST! It is WAY faster than fvwm95 or any other window manager I've tried on X. It is even faster than Windows 95 on my machine, something that unfortunately had not been true in X before on my machine. 

Jose Gabriel J Marcelino: (gabriel@maquina.com) 

Thank you for the KDE project. It has seen great success in making new Linux and other Free Unixes (like FreeBSD) users here at IST, Lisbon Portugal. 

Jason Tackaberry : (tack@linux.com) 

I came across KDE on a lark and I have to say what I saw impressed me. It impressed me so much, in fact, that I blew off my Windows95 partition to install Linux+X+KDE, which is now my primary OS. I run only Linux on another system of mine, so I'm no stranger to it. I'd seen for quite some time (as I'm sure we can all agree) that X's inherent flaw is its inconsistency. When I read about the KDE initiative I realized it was _exactly_ what X needs to break more ground into the desktop market (and convert Windows users such as myself who were balancing on the edge and just needed a final shove into Linux).