On Tuesday 14 April 2009 08:55:03 am Sven Burmeister wrote:
Usually I get that kind of email only off list since people do not want to make themselves a target of allegations and insults.
Which useless. Post to the list is in archives for years to come, readers that will eventually read them have right to see proper response. If someone don't want to be target of attack, then better is not to post.
Your explanations were quite good, yet I have to admit that IMHO if people have a positive or neutral attitude towards KDE4, which does not mean that you have to like it, they would write in a different style than some people here do. If they already start with a negative attitude then any explanation is a waste of time no matter how often you try, simply because they are prejudiced and read things into your emails.
Some people here act like there is hidden motivation that they don't want to reveal. I mentioned in another post today, that amount of time spent arguing is comparable to research of alternatives, if not larger. KDE is what it is. It is opensource, and it inherited opensource software properties. It is authors expression what is right. You can ask for change, but if it conflicts with author philosophy the only remedies are: - make your own branch - vote with usage and that is since ever. I didn't go to GNOME mail list to argue endlessly features that are core of their philosophy. I just don't use it.
So while I will not get to those people's low level of insulting others, I stopped trying to explain in detail why KDE4 is what KDE4 is. Instead I help people that have a positive attitude towards KDE4 and need some starting help.
That is the only way to go. Though, I find that there is need to explain the same on multiple places to reach more people.
Actually you should add your texts to the wiki and simply point people to it. That might save some time.
That is THE idea. Although, I'm sure that I need coauthor on that. I'm KDE user, not insider, so any help is needed and wanted. I guess it should go in KDE/FAQ/Goals_FAQ, or in KDE/FAQ/General_FAQ. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org