> ----- Original Message ---- > From: Paul Johnson <pauljohn32@xxxxxxxxx> > To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:56:40 PM > Subject: Re: KDE 4... > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Michal Janda <diskuse <at> jndm.net> writes: > >> I have feeling that Fedora do not care about KDE users > > > > We do care, that's why we offer you the latest and greatest KDE. There are some > > great things in KDE 4.0 already and there will be more great things (and less > > breakage) in KDE 4.1, which we're planning to push as an update once it is > > released. (I really hope this will work out, it will be a big improvement.) > > > > Do you get the feeling that Fedora might include the > obviously-not-ready KDE as a way to kill it? I can't see anybody > choosing to use KDE now if they did not use it before. On the other > hand, I switched from Gnome to KDE 3.5 about 6 months ago, and liked > it pretty well. Learned to use dcop and get some nice background > effects. > > When KDE 4 came out, I installed it and most of the stuff I really > liked about KDE was gone, and could not get any advice on the kde > mailing lists about how to find the features I wanted. The KDE > website had no documentation for version 4, especially when you wanted > to do something other than find a way to open a panel or a clock. > Nobody knew how to access dbus to run commands to change the > background or stuff like that. The common answer was "KDE 4 is not > ready yet.." > > Maybe Fedora is administering tough love to KDE. > > Or, if the Fedora team really does prefer Gnome (and there are > historical reasons why they ought to), they are giving the KDE group > "enough rope to hang themselves". > > pj > > -- > Paul E. Johnson > Professor, Political Science > 1541 Lilac Lane, Room 504 > University of Kansas > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > I knew this was coming the warnings were there :). These kinds of things happen. Thanks to some in the list I am finding my way on KDE 4, but it will take time adjusting. I liked the digital clock, it is not there anymore. I liked the quick task and the ability to put into the panels, it is somehow there, but it feels different. https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2008-April/msg01793.html Also, Thanks Rahul for sharing the article: http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/05/14/fedora-9-and-the-road-to-kde4/ Regards, Antonio -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
