-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Arthur Pemberton wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Eli Wapniarski > <eli at orbsky.homelinux.org> wrote: > >> People use browsers, word processors, games, email client, im clients etc. The first app that >> gets opened makes the desktop disappear. If the apps don't work what good is the desktop other >> than to look pretty but dumb. I do not need my desktop or apps to be a huge blonde moment (male >> or female take your pick). I need to get the things done. If kde developers want to jerk around >> they're bored and get things half finished and then say brand new here it is. This whole process >> has been one the least professional processes I have been through in computing in a very long >> time. (Fedora / KDE people notwithstanding in this tirade they as usual do a superb job) then >> ignore their user base, well then there will be defection. Which by the way I am seriously >> considering and trust me when I say this is painful for me since I have been a loyal and >> passionate kde user for years as Rex can attest. But enough is enough. If I wanted to install >> super karamba I would have installed super karamb a. Now KDE has pushed it down my throat in the >> form of plasmoids the very least they could do is have the thing work the way it should. >> >> 4.3 is a personal milestone for me. After a tirade like this one, to be fair I will wait till >> 4.4 and leave without a whisper (I'm sure some are saying yea!!! :) ) . KDE either works the >> way it should or I will have to go elsewhere. >> >> >> Thanks for Listening :) >> >> Eli >> > > Re desktop apps > > A significant number of KDE users don't seem to like Konqueror as is. > Very very few web designers seem to be testing again KHTML. So I > believe Konqueror + KHMTL is going to be harmful to KDE for quite some > time. Until another browser comes along that integrates as well into the KDE experience, it's default here. Also, it can't use more than 20MB of RAM on startup. I think I'll be waiting for quite a while ;) . - --Ben -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkoiKuAACgkQiPi+MRHG3qTl9gCfXMI315YeXYx/684TMGJHu71I jxsAn1HNy2kN09Rz35xunCD9ohBjUGDM =u6qQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
