Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2740 mails)

[Herbert Graeber <hgraeber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am Sonntag 07 Dezember 2008 02:06:54 schrieb Larry Stotler:
> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Rajko M. <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > What makes option in main installation selection menu better then one in
> > Other section?
>
> Because many users don't ever look in the "others" section.  I may not
> have if I didn't know that KDE3 would be there.

Why shall new users install a old Desktop wich will fade away over the next - 
say - two years. And long time users, that stick to KDE3 will find, if they 
need it.

Where is the problem?

> > The main section is what is recommended.
> > GNOME for alphabetical reasons and KDE4 as a future desktop =:-)
>
> 11.0's should have been used now.  IF KDE4 is fully done to whatever
> extent whoever feels it is ready, then I would say do the change.  I
> don't agree with it in 11.1, but it's not my decision, and I was voted
> down.

KDE4 - like  KDE3 - will never be full done. Ther will always someting to be 
added...

> > IMHO, who wants KDE3 will find it.
>
> perhaps
>
> > It is intersting that people using bleeding edge software, which is
> > openSUSE, show so much reluctance to accept opportunity to influence new
> > software development.
>
> The only bleeding ege I use is the kernel for hardware and Firefox.
> And, honestly, if I still had good copies of 10.2 I could be just as
> fine with that.  KDE4 is where it gets bleeding edge.  I don't use
> openoffice, mon, songbird, or whatever.  Just KOffice, Firefox, and
> MPlayer.  I stick with SuSE for Yast more than anything else other
> than the comprehensive set of packages.  Dependencies are what
> such(installing nokia tools when I dont' have a nokia and wouldn't
> want one,  and so on).

Interesting, your major apps aren't KDE apps. So you can use every desktop, 
you wan't without a problem. Even a non-linux one.

Herbert
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