DesktopX - http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/ Extends Windows desktop to support true objects (can be anything) instead of passive icons, use one by one, or mix together to form themes; build your own desktop interface, even if not a programmer. [Stardock Corporation, Inc.]
The Definitive Desktop Environment Comparison - http://osnews.com/story/3064 Compares UI and usability of several desktop environments (DEs) that are widely used, admired, reviled: Windows XP Luna, BeOS 6 (Dano/Zeta), Mac OS X Aqua, Unix KDE and GNOME. Large article with many forum comments. [OSNews.com]
Hooray for Bluecurve - http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6476 Article praises, analyses Red Hat's new user interface in their Linux 8.0. [Linux Review]
XPde - http://www.xpde.com/ A desktop environment(XPde) and a window manager(XPwm) for Linux. It tries to make easier for Windows XP users to use a Linux box. Nothing more, no clipboard compatibility between Gtk and Qt applications, no emulation of Windows applications, no unification on the widgets of X applications, just a desktop environment and a window manager. [Open source, GPL]
The GUI Gallery - http://toastytech.com/guis/ Surprisingly large and thorough Graphical User Interface list, with timeline, screenshots, downloads, links. Very useful resource for students of computer interfaces.
EDE - Equinox Desktop Environment - http://ede.sourceforge.net/ Main goals of this project are simplicity, speed, minimal memory usage (if possible), good look and fell and stability. That does not mean it will be for 8086. It's FLTK-based.
foXdesktop - http://foxdesktop.sourceforge.net/ Lightweight desktop environment, uses Fox multiplatform C++ widget set. [Open Source, LGPL]
XFce - http://www.xfce.org/ Lightweight desktop environment for various Unix systems, easy to use and configure, fast, XFce 3 is based on GTK+. Description, downloads, screenshots, links, credits. [Open Source, GPL]
GPE: The GPE Palmtop Environment - http://gpe.handhelds.org/ Project for a Free Software GUI environment for palmtop-handheld computers running GNU/Linux operating systems.
Arm0nia Project - http://arm0nia.org/ Group of projects intended to make Unix more powerful and friendly by creating a desktop environment based on plugins.
GUIdebook - http://www.aci.com.pl/mwichary/guidebook A website dedicated to preserving and showcasing as many Graphical User Interfaces as possible. Lots of screenshots and icons.
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