New Qt Based Desktop Environment 241
aglider writes "Phoronix has an interesting piece of news about a new emerging desktop environment. And it's Qt based! From the project home page: 'Razor-Qt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt technologies. It has been tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface. Unlike most desktop environments, Razor-Qt also works fine with weak machines.' Someone has already tagged Razor-Qt as 'a KDE ripoff.' What we have so far is version 0.4, ... and ... a number of easy ways to install and test it on a few main Linux distributions.
Maybe time has come for something really new in the desktop environment arena almost completely occupied by GNOME and KDE."
The project site has a few screenshots, and the source is available under a mixture of the GPL and LGPL. It looks pretty pedestrian in its current form, but then XFCE wasn't much to look at in its early stages either.
Featuritis will make it grow, soon (Score:5, Funny)
"It looks pretty pedestrian in its current form, but then XFCE wasn't much to look at in its early stages either."
Wait. Featuritis will make it grow, soon... ;)
Rip-off? (Score:5, Funny)
Someone has already tagged Razor-Qt as 'a KDE ripoff.'
Oh no, someone call the police! Someone is ripping off an idea from an open source project! We must stop this "open" madness!
Re:Window close/minimize/maximize buttons (Score:5, Funny)
Why using windows at all? All computers do this. Maybe get rid of monitors after all... Content is made available by a combination of morse code and whistles.
Re:KDE ripoff? (Score:5, Funny)
"If you can't make a point without insulting something then your point isn't that good to begin with."
"At the very least learn about whatever you are insulting so you don't look stupid and we could take you seriously."
Interesting two sentences to write next to each other.
Re:Good or Bad thing? (Score:5, Funny)
Qt predates KDE...
Does Qt have any relation to Quartz? Its the Q... and the t... makes me think maybe there was a story to be told there.
Does Google not exist on your planet?
Re:Good or Bad thing? (Score:4, Funny)
Qt predates KDE...
Does Qt have any relation to Quartz? Its the Q... and the t... makes me think maybe there was a story to be told there.
Does Google not exist on your planet?
I am not inclined to entertain your ontological interrogative.