OT: Questions about Gnome

[Mitch Wiedemann]

Hi everyone,

I have some questions about the Gnome desktop, and would like your feedback.

I've been using KDE for about a year now, I chose it initially mostly 
because of Konqueror, and its' ability to split the window horizontally 
and vertically, and save "view profiles" which I find extremely useful.

Every so often I check out Gnome, but the file manager seems overly 
simple for my needs, so I switch back.  I get the feeling that there 
must be more to Gnome than I can see on the surface...

So my question is, Why do you use Gnome over other options? What are 
its' pros and cons? What do you love about it?

<disclaimer>
These questions are not meant to start a desktop turf war!  I'm just a 
guy who wants to be able to make good recommendations and decisions 
about the best software for various uses.
KDE users, I already use/love/know KDE, so don't feel obligated to 
respond, unless you have specific answers to my questions about Gnome.
Feel free to send your replies directly to me (mc2 at lightlink.com) to 
avoid clutter of the list.
</disclaimer>

Thanks,

-- 
Mitch Wiedemann
mc² Computer Consulting
mc2 at lightlink.com
http://www.lightlink.com/mc2