Am Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2009 17:32:27 schrieb Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.:
Because KDE3 is final, i.e. a dead-end and because of all the advantages KDE4 has, e.g. a very flexible desktop that kde3 does not provide.
But, KDE 3 is a mature, featureful desktop environment in it's own right and it all works. KDE 4.0 and 4.1 are broken, experimental development versions that are missing a lot of *expected* features and, have a significantly higher crash rate.
Says who? All people I know, do not have those problems. Maybe it is a personal thing.
KDE 3 should have been the default until KDE 4 was really ready for brand-new Linux users. Specifically, those that don't want to take part in experimentation and development, but rather be handed a finished[1] product. Yes, KDE 4 should have been available but *not* the default.
KDE4 is better already and the future, hence it is the default choice. Read the mail by the guy who installed it for a new-to-linux-user. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org