Ubuntu GNOME vs. Kubuntu

Ubuntu is a fantastic Linux distribution focusing on desktop users and their needs. Because of this focus, it picked GNOME has its desktop environment and several GNOME developers now work for Canonical, the company responsible for Ubuntu.

In a recent visit to ubuntulinux.org however, I noticed that GNOME's name did not appear there much at all. It is in fact eclipsed by a large link to Kubuntu, a project to bring KDE to Ubuntu. While geeks won't really mind — GNOME and KDE have lived side by side for a while — it seemed like a lost opportunity for GNOME at a time when Ubuntu is drawing a lot of attention.

Screenshot of ubuntulinux.org with GNOME space vs. Kubuntu space highlighted

One tiny mention towards the bottom of the page... ;-(

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