Re: Yet another failed KDE release?

["Renaud (Ron) Olgiati" <renaud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 24 Mar 2013 11:41 my mailbox was graced by a message from Kevin 
Krammer who wrote:
> For example, if we look at KMail, one can easily fall into the trap of 
> thinking of it as just an program for writing and reading emails and thus 
> compare it too closely with other products that do that but only that.
 
> However, if one considers the additional requirements, it becomes often 
> quickly obvious that other product's features for those requirements are 
> either quite crude or not existant at all.

Thank $DEITY the other products do not, or they would be bloatware in the same 
way Kmail has become.

For a test, install any distribution without KDE, then try to install Kmail, 
and see how many Mb you have to install....

Given that most users only need a simple email client, with attached 
addressbook, what about a Kmail-lite, that would be smaller, faster and 
simpler, for those users who do not feel the need to have a complete 
petrochemical works for preparing a cup of tea....
 
Cheers,
 
Ron.
-- 
                       When the gods wish to punish us
                           they answer our prayers.
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