From ratpoison to Unity, I must have tried just about every Linux desktop environment available. The best Linux desktop, in my view: my main computer continues to run KDE's Plasma. No other alternative can match its design philosophy, configurability, or its innovations on the classical desktop.

Nor am I alone in my preferences. At a time when the Linux desktop offers six main alternatives (Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXDE, Mate, Unity and Xfce), KDE Plasma consistently tops reader polls with an average of 35-40 percent. In such a diverse market, these figures indicate a broad appeal that other Linux desktop alternatives can't match.

Read the full thing at http://www.datamation.com/open-source/best-linux-desktop-kdes-plasma-1.html

As part of the series looking at the applications that are installed by default with the KDE version of openSUSE it is worth noting that there are two web browsers installed, Firefox and Konqueror.

Konqueror is part of the KDE toolset and so it is no surprise that this is included.

Does the inclusion of Firefox mean that Konqueror isn't good enough on its own or was it installed just to give users a choice?

Read the full thing at http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/konqueror-vs-firefox.html

The story of KDE's user revolt is well-known. What is less well known is that, in the six years since then, KDE has been steadily regaining its user-share.

In fact, for the last few years, KDE has registered as the most popular desktop among experienced users. Despite the obvious limitations of reader polls, they show KDE's popularity consistently well ahead of Xfce, the usual runner up, in2011, 2012, and 2013 in LinuxQuestions' Members Choice Awards and in Linux Journal's 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. Even assuming a wide margin of error in the polls, the consistency makes KDE's recovery hard to question.

Read the full thing at http://www.datamation.com/open-source/nine-lessons-other-desktops-can-learn-from-kde-1.html

Should you use KDE or GNOME on your Linux desktop?

At first the question sounds obsolete. Where once GNOME and KDE accounted for seventy percent of Linux desktop installations, today the choice has broadened, with half a dozen environments vying for users' attention.

Read the full thing at http://www.datamation.com/open-source/gnome-or-kde-the-old-question-is-new-today-1.html

KMix is KDE’s forgotten redheaded stepchild.

It is old, has been maintained my Christian Esken since early 2001, and has grown organically. Through no fault of Christian’s or anyone else’s, it is buggy, messy, and nobody else wants to help fix it, or at least has the constitution to do so.

Read the full thing at http://wm161.net/2013/03/21/a-fresh-new-kmix/

Microsoft Office may be the dominant productivity suite in much of the computing world, but it's not for a lack of alternatives.

Two free and open source contenders have already achieved particularly widespread acclaim for their strength and usability--LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org--but this week saw the launch of a third.

Read the full thing at http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/253738/try_calligra_24_for_a_new_microsoft_office_alternative.html

Spark tablet pre-order registration is now open on the Make Play Live website.

This is a huge and exciting step forward for the project as it starts to bring our logistics together.

By registering now you will help us gauge initial demand so we can serve that demand appropriately. When order processing open, you will receive an email with the order link and a priority order code which will jump your order to the front of the line.


Read the full thing at http://aseigo.blogspot.in/2012/02/spark-pre-order-registration-is-open.html

Today I bring the disappointing news that Canonical will no longer be funding my work on Kubuntu after 12.04. Canonical wants to treat Kubuntu in the same way as the other community flavors such as Edubuntu, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu, and support the projects with infrastructure. This is a big challenge to Kubuntu of course and KDE as well.

Read the full thing at http://lwn.net/Articles/479710/

Slowly but steadily KDE project has positioned itself at the right spot when tablets are becoming mainstream. You can pick KDE Desktop for your main PC, KDE netbook for your netbook and now Plasma Active 2 for touch based devices such as tablets. Aaron Seigo, the lead of the KDE team, has revealed more information about the KDE powered tablet.

Read the full thing at http://www.muktware.com/news/3280/kde-tablet-sparks-starts-shipping-may

The latest set of KDE releases has been announced. It includes major updates to Plasma Workspaces, Applications, and the Development Platform. Version 4.8 provides many new features, as well as improved stability and performance.

Read the full thing at http://dot.kde.org/2012/01/25/release-48-features-stability-performance