Re: Kde 3.5 ...
On Thu May 6 2010 14:08:42 Mark Purcell wrote:
> This is free software, nobody is forced to do anything.
>
> You are free to upgrade to KDE4, you are free to keep your system running
> with KDE3 for as long as you want. Hey I still have one system running
> KDE2 for stability reasons, its a router.
>
> You are free to fork the KDE3 lenny packages and provide bug fixes for as
> long as you want. You are free to run KDE3 lenny without bug fixes for as
> long as you want.
>
> The Debian KDE maintainers are free to remain in sync with upstream.
So much freedom!
I'm not sure what the KDE developers have to offer if their best
suggestion is that KDE end users should take over KDE development.
The Debian KDE team apparently intends to delete the KDE 3.5
packages from Debian stable when Squeeze is released. That
hurts a LOT of people. Debian is the sole remaining major
distro that cared enough for its users to ship KDE 3.5.
Maybe we can fork KDE in time. Maybe not. Perhaps we should
join Trinity. I guess this discussion is about trying to figure
out what KDE end users can do when Debian pulls the plug on us.
Are we - KDE's non-DD non-DM end users - free to include KDE 3.5
in Debian Squeeze? Why not keep KDE SC 4 in experimental where
it belongs for a few more years?
--Mike Bird
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