Christoph Thiel wrote:
First of all it's advisable to show cool, until there are hard facts and remeber that this is exclusively focused on business products like SLES and NLD. In addition to that, this is not about dropping a desktop, but about making one the _default desktop_. [...] KDE won't be dropped. If this information is out there - it's simply wrong.
Regards Christoph
NOTE: Before you read any further I have to say I am not in favor of either KDE or Gnome. *Question:* What is gained by only defaulting to Gnome? *Answer:* Nothing. If the only difference after this announcement is that Gnome is the default (as in, you have to actively choose to install KDE instead). Then you still have to support your customers for both desktops. Since some people just can't seem to default install anything. That again leads to; no more people that can be laid of, which in turn leads to no new growth. In other words there is no money saved. So unless Novell just thought they would shake things up a bit, for fun, - And wasn't thinking about money, KDE is indeed gone. Maybe not this year or the next, but it'll all go in the end. My bet is 6 months from now. Now, note that I understand Novells actions. They are trying to make a better profit(as we all are). It's just that, I don't necessarily agree that this is the best choice (I would keep the current model). I for one will hang in there. Since there is no other contender. Change is good, but in this case it just spells uncertainty. And that is never good. I hope to see some good decisions in the near future that can amend this. .. Regards Kenneth Aar www.virkelighet.net