Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* John Andersen <jsamyth@gmail.com> [05-21-08 15:06]:
But to your main point: that KDE4 is Released....
You MUST realize that the claim that it is Released is simply further condemnation of KDE4, making it even less suitable!
It is almost impossible to configure to any degree comparable to KDE3. If the core of KDE4 is released, and a few addons are all that remains undone it does not bode well for KDE4.
So let's quit the bitching about the state of kde4. You *have* a choice. Choose to not use kde4. There is no reason to continue to claim that it is no good/doesn't work/.... DON'T USE IT.
Everybody installing HAS a choice.
The point is, informing NEW users of how to make a choice which is most suitable for them. I'm sure MANY non-Linux users have heard of KDE. But how many know the difference between KDE 3 and KDE 4. If someone is thinking of moving his or her small business off of Windows...because VISTA is a pig...and so they try openSUSE... and they don't know anything about the difference between KDE 3 and KDE 4...well then, it's up to SUSE to give the proper information, at the appropriate point in the install process, for that person to make the software selection that gets him what he wants (i.e. is he a busy shop, and needs utter and complete reliability...or is his business somewhat slow, and a person who is technologically oriented and likes to tinker with new things). Do you know why Windows rules the desktop? Because it rules the BUSINESS desktop. People stopped buying Amigas and Ataris and other microcomputers because they wanted to have the same system at home as what they had at work. Don't shoot the small businesman in the kneecaps.
You might as well bitch about the state of the world for all the good the BITCHING will/is do/doing.
This subject has been plummeted to death, to the point that it is really off-topic in this forum.
No, it's not. How an upcoming release is presented to a person doing an install is definitely ON topic -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org