FAQ/KDE

From FarsiWeb

Why does Sharif Linux not include KDE?

Developing, internationalizing, localizing, and testing software is expensive. For this reason, when there was a choice in Sharif Linux between different pieces of free software providing the same functionality, we needed to choose only one. For example, between OpenOffice.org Calc and Gnumeric, we chose Calc because of its better support for Microsoft Office documents.

Between GNOME and KDE, we chose GNOME because it had better support for the Persian language, more than 80% of GNOME was already localized for Persian, we had more expertise in GNOME and its underlying tools and C programming language GNOME is written in, several international free software companies (including Red Hat, Novell, and Sun Microsystems) have chosen GNOME as their default Linux desktop, and finally because GNOME is easier than KDE to use for new computer users. We didn't choose GNOME because of personal preference. We chose GNOME because we thought it is ready for the Iranian users, while KDE still needs work.