Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-kde (158 mails)

[Daniel Mader <danielstefanmader@xxxxxx>]

> > I have been watching and discussing the proposed repository layout for a
> > while. And I believe with the new release schedule for openSUSE the KDE
> > repo should be simple and look something like:
> >
> > KDE:/{Stable,Release,Factory}

> This means maintaining three KDE 4 versions. KDE 4.1 in STABLE, KDE 4.2 in
> "Release" (I guess you want version updates there too) and KDE 4.3 in
> Factory, which is worked on. UNSTABLE you are lacking completely.

I have never quite understood why we are maintaining fully outdated versions 
in the community distribution at all... By the time 11.2 will be out, no 
serious KDE user will still use 4.1, imo. It's just not as usable as the 
alternatives. Other distributions will have nice 4.2 packages long before 
openSUSE will officially provide an update. And factory is *NOT* a real 
alternative.

Yes, this would break the current distribution policy, and yes, maybe that 
breakage will be no longer needed after 11.2 release. But *currently* I really 
feel it would be justified.

The transition phase from KDE3 to KDE4 is painful and it requires new 
approaches to make users happy: every minor release brings back more of the 
fun from KDE3 usability.

> Given the current resources everything more than maintaining the KDE
> version released with openSUSE and a version that will be released with the
> next openSUSE is not doable. So unless you find people that maintain your
> "Release" repo, it will just suck up resources badly needed for the next
> openSUSE release.

There is a packaging workshop this weekend given by wstephenson. I am trying 
to attend and I'd be willing to help with the proposed release/upstream 
repository. Maybe we find enough to be able to do so. If so, everyone of the 
current openSUSE contributors should welcome that. Instead, all I read here 
about subjects like that are discouragements.

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