From: velure i have been a computer user for 15 years and i have used EVERY O/S under the sun (including slow-aris). i have known about the developments in Linux and the GUI's under the X- Window system for sometime. i recently picked up a copy of Mandrake-Linux (great distrib.) and quickly got Linux up and running and straight into the KDE. the level of development and organization is great. i expected the KDE to be a tad rougher around the edges. i can't wait for the release of 2.0 bring it on. let bill know Linux is for real and within 5 years, it will be Linux and KDE that rule the desktop O/S market. -steve