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> > Now there's somehthing I didn't like - we purchased theKompany's
PowerPlant
> > Linux, thinking we would get KDEStudio. on the box there's a good
> > screenshot of KDEstudio _gold_ while the CDs not only do not contain the
> > gold version, they also contained a non working copy of KDEstudio
standard
> > edition - a pre 2.0 version !
>
> The pic is KDE STUDIO - NOT GOLD (I checked)
Actually - the picture shows KDEstudio clearly with a few features only
available in the 'gold' version - most notibly the paramter hints/tooltips.
I'd be willing to send a scan of the box to anyone who so wishes.
> Yes, they gave a pre version, since it didn't come out the final version.
So you
> buy Power Plant, they don't mention anywhere that you get a free copy of
KDE
> Studio (no matter if it's beta or final - they just giving you a small
gift),
> and you're complaining that you're not getting the gold version?????
When we ordered the box, KDE studio wasn't 2.0, that is right. but I'd still
expect the binary to run on a supported platform,as listed on the box(and
I'm not talking about functionality here - just not segfaulting immidielty
would have been nice), or the source to compile properly - else, why bother
puting it in at all ?
> > Now for getting KDEstudio gold, which was the reason PowerPlant was
> > purchased, we need to shell an adittional $35. I think this is just
plain
> > deception.
>
> Well, if you would have check what the package have inside, by simply
looking
> here:
>
http://www.thekompany.com/products/powerplant/included_software.php3?dhtml_o
k=1
> - then you could know that KDE Studio wasn't included.
Second - the list of tools available in PowerPlant clearly state that KDE
studio is included (browsing down the list from that link - look here :
http://www.thekompany.com/products/powerplant/software/Tools/IDE.php3?dhtml_
ok=1) and so the hard copy list that comes in the box (again - scans are
available on request).
Third - the 'gold' version wasn't anounced - there wasn't even a mention of
it anywhere - it came as quite a surprise for me it was, when it was
anounced. When we ordered the box we were under the impression that there is
only one edition of KDE studio, and we will be getting it.
> Sorry Oded, but I think you're mistaking here...
I know I'm mistaken - it was a mistake buying the box.
I'm not saying KDEstudio isn't good or anything - it's a nice piece of
software, really in par with the second top notch IDE for linux, and we use
if sometimes here too. but it clearly was a mistake to buy a box full of
stuff we got in our distribution or can download from the internet. it would
have been much better to just buy the 'gold' edition, which is the only
component that we actually meant to buy. but of course, since we already
bought a product, found out it wasn't what we was lead to believe it was,
and got a nice retort as a response, I don't see my company doing much more
buisness with theKomany.com.
> So yes, I think $35 for KDE Studio is WAY cheap then anything.
Cheap it is - but paying $100 ($50 + %50 S&H) for a box full of freely
available software is very very expensive.
> Hope this clear things.
Yes, it does.
Oded
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