* On 2010 06 May 08:33 -0500, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > Nate Bargmann wrote: > > > Now that my system is poised to update to KDE 4.4, I think this > > is where I'll get off the train and let KDE go where it wants and I > > shall go elsewhere. > > > > Thanks for the fish. > > > > - Nate >> > > Free software is all about freedom: > > - developers are free to assign their time to whatever they see fit > - other developers are free to fork code and use a given codebase > - users are free to use the code > - … or not.
Please don't pander. I am well aware of the above as I also develop a bit of Free Software that is in Debian. > You are free to choose whatever software fits you best. Your problem seems > that Debian won't ship KDE 3.5 because nobody (so far) is interesting in > doing the work. No ranting will change that (rather the opposite even). "Problem"? Sorry, no problem with Debian here from me. How you have inferred such is interesting as I've made no comment regarding the Debian KDE package team and their decisions (noting well that the team has almost no choice but to package what upstream makes available as current code). I'm making comments about one version of KDE versus another which is the same regardless of the distribution. > I see two paths you can take : > > * change DE and stop ranting Sorry, bub, but you have me confused with someone else. I am not engaging in a rant of any sort but have merely stated my observations from using various versions of KDE and how it works or doesn't *for me* (I've noted that several times in this thread, in fact). The fact that you obviously dislike reading my opinion doesn't mean I have to listen to you telling me to shut up about it. > * contribute and change the situation As a small time dev myself I can tell from that statement that you are not one as that is the fastest way to discourage contribution from the users of your software. Any dev that does believe that is on the fast track to irrelevancy, > That's just IMHO. Funny, my comments have been strictly about the software. Your comments have been strictly about *me*. Interesting... - Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kde-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100506213500.gu28...@n0nb.us
