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How easy is it to switch between Afterstep, KDE and other windows
managers?

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Jim Stokes wrote:
> 
> >Personally I think it's a damn fine idea... but I feel that some more
> >choice is in order. How about it RedHat?
> 
> There is already a choice in 5.0.  You can pick between a Win 95 look
> and feel, an AfterStep look and feel, and a Motif look and feel.  All
> out of the box, all working with the same configuration.
> 
> In 5.1 you'll be able to install gnome and use that as well.
> 
> >What about bundling KDE with
> >RH5.1 and giving them the option of using that instead? Again, it's not
> >perfect, but it's a good starting point for those who are unfamiliar
> >with UNIX... and if they're comfortable they will stay. Besides, KDE
> >"feels" similar to Win98 IMHO.
> 
> KDE will not be shipped with Red Hat.  It requires development stuff
> that is not free software.  They don't ship anything built with Motif
> on the main distro, either.  All the "free software" that they ship
> must be rebuildable in that distribution.  Hence no nedit, ddd, etc.
> Those do exist on the PowerTools, but only with LessTif.  KDE is
> built with a commercial widget set, Qt.  Qt is not free software
> and should be avoided UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.  If you
> want a commercial widget set, fine.  Just know that as soon as you
> make one dime on anything built with it you must PAY for the widget
> set.  This isn't entirely bad, but you MUST know it going in.
> 
> --
>  Jim Stokes
>  jim.stokes@wilmington.net