Either a lot of people miss a function, then it is likely that it will be re> implemented (KDE4 plasma was written from scratch) or the functionality is not really as popular as you think. Maybe some even considered it as clutter.
I do not know how you know what feature is how popular. Did you make statistics? Most of the people who miss some functionality are just too busy or lazy to complain about it. Bug reports do not respect what people generally think about the program/OS. I even do not think that developers (in this case KDE developers and openSUSE developers) know what features are how popular. It is obvious from the last 1-2 year history of KDE and openSUSE.
Complaining about something you get for free and at the same time not be willing to spend your own resources on something you consider crucial seems a bit inconsistent. Why should somebody else do you a favour if you yourself are not willing to put that work/money into it? This is absolutely nonsense. First, how do you know what I or anyone else did so far for making it (KDE, openSUSE, othre opensource) better? How do you know that I have not purchased the openSUSE boxed set? Ho do you know that I have not payed for other linux software (eg. Crossover Office)? But all this has nothing to do with the issue I have raised. off: I think that putting KDE4 as default in openSUSE 11.1 in a so unmatured, unpolished state was a very big mistake. Many people might have left openSUSE and linux for good because of this.
Second, do you think that those people who are just using the OS, and took serious time to learn how to use it, will start learing everything again because of a change? KDE3 and KDE4 differ so much. It is like an absolutely different OS. I take the time and try to learn the new things - but I am not willing to do it again and again. And those who I am talking of, like my parents and many more, certainly will not do it. This policy does not not attract more and more people to use linux but scares them away.
As with all opensource things you use for free there are only two ways to get the features you want: a) spend your own money or free time to get them implemented b) wait until somebody else does so.
It is exactly what I am doing. That's why I asked the question. Furthermore using a software and spreading it is also a mean of support.
So? KDE3 is dead and just because somebody spent his time on it, does not mean that the same person will spend his time again on KDE4 implementing the same feature.
If I produce something that has nice features certainly I will not improve it by removing those features. I also know that until KDE3 will be available I will use it, and will not switch to KDE4 unless it will have all the functionality that KDE3 has/had. You don't want to sit back from your nice car to a coach. Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org