On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 11:44 -0500, James Knott wrote:
Charles Obler wrote:
I've just installed 11.2, and I'm SHOCKED by the apparent loss of functionality. It feels like Linux is being dumbed-down to meet the meager expectations of Windows users. Tell me I'm wrong!
After a bit of experience with 11.1, I reverted to 11.0. From my point of view, KDE 4 is a disaster. I also have no use for a dumbed down desktop. If I wanted one, I could always go to Windows. Perhaps KDE 4 should be called "Linux Vista".
Seems like this thread re-creates itself every month or two, maybe there should be a separate "I hate kde4" mailing list . . . Curious though, what loss of functionality ? I too, recently installed 11.2 and I really like it. KDE 4 uses a bit more resources than I'd like, but then I thought - geez, I've got a tri-core 64bit processor with 8 gigs of ram. Even with KDE4, firefox, Evolution, and a host of other widgets running - the processor load is almost nothing and the consumed ram is less than a gig. Meanwhile, it looks great. Dolphin even seems to be stable (had real dolphin problems in 11.0 - but maybe that was just me). Even better, KDE4.4 from all reports seems like its going to be even more stable and more capable. Now, when folks stop over my office, they often express envy at the way I spin through multiple desktops, they are startled by the waving translucent windows, and often ask "how much it costs" to get a computer like that. Not bad for an OS that is 100% free, and for which most of us, the only contribution is to file a bug report - or bitch about something on a mailing list. let the flames begin, regis -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org