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Common Desktop Environment available now as open-source

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In short

The Common Desktop Environment is now distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.0 following years of use on proprietary commercial UNIX platforms. In addition to IBM, Sun, and HP, the original development coalition included DEC, SCO, Fujitsu, and Hitachi. While users report fast performance on modern machines thanks to built-in tools like Actions and ToolTalk, certain interface tasks like linking icons in the application manager remain slightly challenging.

Key points

  • The formerly proprietary UNIX desktop is now freely accessible through an open-source lic…: The formerly proprietary UNIX desktop is now freely accessible through an open-source license.
  • Project documentation and technical support are actively hosted for users on the SourceFo…: Project documentation and technical support are actively hosted for users on the SourceForge platform.
  • Users can expect rapid performance on current machines, despite minor usability hurdles i…: Users can expect rapid performance on current machines, despite minor usability hurdles in the application manager.

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The Common Desktop Environment was created by a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi. Used on a selection of commercial UNIXs, it is now available as open-source software for the first time.

For support, see: https://sourceforge.net/p/cdesktopenv/wiki/Home/

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- X11 Desktop Environment

License

GNU Library or Lesser General Public License version 2.0 (LGPLv2)Follow CDE - Common Desktop Environment

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I actually use CDE as my daily driver. It's a nice desktop system. Especially on modern hardware (really fast). The scripting system (Actions, ToolTalk etc) is quite advanced, I like it. The Mail application did not work for me, but it was easy to replace with another e-mail client. The action/scripting system allowed me to add some missing pieces, like a screenshot app. You can just drag the actions in the drawers, that's nice.…

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