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If you like [KDE], you might want to look into [Mandriva], a LinuxDistribution that was started because RedHat refused to support [KDE] in their distribution. If you like [GNOME], take a look at [Ubuntu] or FedoraCore.
Americans seem to tend toward [GNOME] while Europeans seem to tend toward [KDE]. RichardStallman definitely doesn't tend toward [KDE].
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+It's worth noting that [KDE] uses the [GPL]'d version of TrollTech's [Qt] ToolKit, while [GNOME] makes use of the [LGPL] [license]d [GTK]. Because of this, applications built for [KDE] using [Qt] must either be released under a [GPL] compatible [license], or, if [non-free], the developer needs to purchase a [license] from TrollTech. Due to the slightly more liberal nature of the [LGPL], you can use GTK for your [non-free] or [GPL] incompatible OpenSource [Software] without needing to comply with such conditions.
