KDE Plasma Netbook GUI: Admitting Limitations
Open Source Article Published November 03, 2009
KDE's Plasma Netbook interface reflects its developers' struggles, but the main KDE desktop could learn from it.

Complete and Utter (Linux Desktop) Apps
Open Source Article Published October 27, 2009
Free and open source software (FOSS) developers often attempt to write software that is the ultimate in its category.

Who Needs Windows 7 When You've Got KDE?
Open Source Article Published October 19, 2009
Yes, you can point to a genuine Windows advantage here and there. But you can also find examples where KDE had features first, or has superior ones.

KDE Social Desktop Contest: Freeing the Web
Open Source Article Published October 13, 2009
The winners of a recent contest point the way toward the future of the open source desktop.

Shuttleworth at LinuxCon: Will Ubuntu Lead Free Software?
Open Source Article Published October 07, 2009
Mark Shuttleworth, with all his influence, is pushing Linux in a different direction that many might prefer.

How Will Users React to GNOME 3.0?
Open Source Article Published September 29, 2009
With KDE for comparison, GNOME now faces a serious challenge.

GNOME and KDE: In Search of the Perfect Menu
Open Source Article Published September 21, 2009
GNOME and KDE both offer beginners a classic menu, yet the two desktops take different paths from there.

Can Microsoft Ever Be Accepted by the Linux Community?
Open Source Article Published September 15, 2009
Microsoft has made a number of conciliatory gestures toward open source. Are they enough?

Sexism: Open Source Software's Dirty Little Secret
Open Source Article Published September 09, 2009
Women's participation in open source development is far lower than it is in proprietary software development. It’s time for change.

The GNU/Linux Desktop and Borrowed Assumptions about Usability
Open Source Article Published September 03, 2009
Linux desktop software is changing as it improves, but it may be leaving its more valued traditions behind.

KDE's Expanded Desktop vs. Online Apps
Open Source Article Published August 25, 2009
Online applications are nothing more than the latest incarnation of proprietary software.

OpenOffice.org and the 'Ribbons' Interface Brouhaha
Open Source Article Published August 18, 2009
An OpenOffice feature apparently inspired by Microsoft Office has generated a hostile chorus of no votes.

The KDE 4 Series: Pro and Con
Open Source Article Published August 12, 2009
KDE 4.3 has room for improvements, yet is far from being the step backward that some detractors claim.