[TriLUG] Database Software

[William Sutton]

Steve posted his frustration with Kmail last year; I suspect that's why 
he's sworn off KDE:

http://www.trilug.org/pipermail/trilug/Week-of-Mon-20120109/065103.html

William Sutton

On Fri, 12 Apr 2013, Jack Hill wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Apr 2013, Alan Porter wrote:
>
>> 
>>> Out of curiosity (especially since I don't do much C++/Qt
>>> programming), what don't you like about the KDE platform? (Or are you
>>> just trying to cut down on duplicated features?)
>> 
>> I don't go so far as avoiding all KDE libraries.  But I can see a good
>> motivation to avoid installing multiple "desktop" packages.  Each
>> desktop environment adds their own sysadmin apps to your global menu.
>> So suddenly you find yourself with multiple "screenshot" applications
>> and "sound preferences" and "printers".  Then you have to figure out
>> which one is the "good one" and how they fight with each other.
>
> The dilemma of choice ☺.
>
> In fact, while I don't run a full desktop environment, I try to stick to KDE 
> for my random utility programs that you mention.
>
> Jack