Hi,
I am slowly learning Debian packaging myself. Also I tried to compile KDE myself, while this is not 100% successful it learned my how big KDE is. From the discussions in this thread, once I asked the question also, it became clear to me that having a small team on one end and a huge amount of packages on the other side will lead to long throughput times in bringing upstream changes to Debian packages. Automation and working together are key-words, (the only?) in shortening the throughput times.
I do not know what led to the frictions in the past. But make a plea to look forward, grab help and focus on achieving shorter throughput times in bringing KDE changes to Debian. Let me know if/how I can help.
Regards
Luc