Jim Henderson wrote:
On Tue, 20 May 2008 19:28:09 -0400, Washington Irving wrote:
And that's the problem... there's NO indication to those unfamiliar to Linux that KDE 4 is still alpha-quality.
Having looked at the screenshot Stefan posted of the installer, I'd have to disagree. "Less mature" tells me that maybe I wouldn't want to select it unless I'm adventurous; in addition, the 3.5 release says it's mature and stable.
"Less Mature" is not fair warning that KDE 4 is still in alpha stage.
So, if you want a mature & stable desktop, pick KDE3.5, if you want the new technologies in 4.0 (which aren't enumerated, so anyone who wants to know what those are is going to have to do some research), then pick 4.0.
The more I look at this screen, the more I understand the developer's point of view. Could it be clarified and pointed out as alpha/beta software? Sure, but then after KDE4 releases, those installing 11 will still have the impression that KDE4 is in alpha/beta state during the installation, and maybe wouldn't choose it once it has matured and stabilized.
KDE 4 won't be Beta until summer -- which means it will be released sometimes next winter...probably about the same time as SUSE 11.1
I can kinda see the point in leaving the wording neutral regarding the current development state because the state changes over time, but a DVD doesn't.
Put yourself in the position of a small-businessman, who is trying out openSUSE to see if he wants to commit to putting SLED and/or SLES in his business. Is getting screwed over by some pie-in-the-sky insistance that no warning about KDE 4's current state...which is not anywhere close to released quality as assessed by the...a good thing or a bad thing. devs themselves....
Jim
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