-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Andersen wrote:
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:23 AM, James Knott
wrote: It strikes me that the people driving KDE 4 are more interested in "Gee Whiz" features, than function.
And that might be cool if the Gee Whiz features actually provided some functionality that was previously lacking.
Some comments KDE4 v KDE3 Usability Studies - ----------------------------- AFAIK none - any benefits for either of the interfaces are largely anecdotal, therefore mainly invalid.. KDE4 v KDE3 disgruntled users - ----------------------------- KDE 4 - a few that are vociferous and probably many who are silent who do not want expose themselves to the flack if they put themselves in the front line. KDE 3 - not very many Overall Conclusion - ------------------ My feeling is that this an imposed design change rather than a response to actual user requirements driven by a need to needlessly innovate (and possibly massage a few developer egos). I cannot recall the KDE team attempting to seriously engage with their user community (rather than their development community) to establish what they think can be improved, so this development seems to come from designer space not user space. They seen to have overlooked the user as the customer (and if you have no customers... well say no more) ... In general, I am of the opinion that if it aint' broke don't fix it, and while I am not a great KDE3 fan, it is definitely not broken (quirky maybe, but not broken :-) ). There is nothing from the user space perspective that is so radically bad in KD3 that justifies the level of change implemented in KDE4 as far as I can see. Change for changes sake is usually bad news for all involved. Personal Standpoint ==================== I am personally *not* intending to use KDE4, as it by design includes less of the functionality that I would need than KDE3 currently does, and I am very happy with e16/e17 as those do do the job for me (even though e17 is very alpha). But I find it very very sad that those who have built an excellent desktop seem to be intent on shooting themselves in the foot and other parts of their collective anatomy by their almost religious belief that they are right and all the nay sayers are wrong... I am personally more than a little irritated by the religious warfare this has created and would rather wish that the combatants would try and indulge in a more constructive dialogue. Throwing bricks does not build a wall... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkk4VccACgkQasN0sSnLmgIiyACeN1Io38rQvAfQCWrtenkDp/pi pDIAoPAdKrcFnXOTalijtMGcCtH3Hi3z =a/l0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org