> Who am I: a Linux user since 1999, and using KDE from version 0.4 > I'm a GNU/Linux user since 2000. Can't remember which version of kde I used first. It was the one that came with RedHat 6.2. I've been through slackware, gentoo, and now I'm using sabayon (gentoo based). During these years I used KDE in the beginning, then for a few years I used gnome, then fluxbox, and then back to kde3.5 a couple of years ago. I was actually happy with my choice. It fitted my needs completely. But a few bugs kept it from being perfect. > ******************************************************************* > What new features make KDE 4 interresting to you !?!? > ******************************************************************* > - those plasmoids on the desktop are actually useful. I never used or had any icons on the desktop, but this is different. It's like a quick launch. I do like it. - kwin. I do prefer kwin to compiz. Better integrated with the system. For me, the point of kde4 is not so much the new features, but the new looks. One of the problems I had with KDE3,5 was knetworkmanager always failed to connect the first time. I couldn't update the system without having to update kdelibs, so I decided to try the new version. Actually now I don't even have knetworkmanager! So was it worth it? Well I think so. I really like the looks of it. It's starting to look "professional". Looks much better than previous version. I do hope that things continue to improve. And as long as I get the knetworkmanager back the, there's nothing that I can say was better before. It's still a bit rough around the corners, but I would not go back. ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.