[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: kde
Subject: Re: [kde] Yet another failed KDE release?
From: Kevin Krammer <krammer () kde ! org>
Date: 2013-05-12 12:04:55
Message-ID: 201305121405.00105.krammer () kde ! org
[Download RAW message or body]
[Attachment #2 (multipart/signed)]
On Friday, 2013-05-10, James Tyrer wrote:
> On 05/07/2013 04:21 PM, Duncan wrote:
> > As Kevin keeps hammering hammering on, KDE isn't a single product. There
> > are many that would (wrongly) say the same about Linux, which clearly
> > isn't the case, or about Adobe (his example, very good one BTW), or even
> > about "Windows" or MS, when the bug's actually in MS Office (not MS
> > Windows) or even in Adobe's PDF reader or something else only related to
> > MS Windows in that it runs on the platform.
>
> Kevin's comments are both correct and irrelevant. It is true that there
> are now KDE based applications that are outside the realm of the Desktop
> and associated applications. Should they be associated with the Desktop
> regarding the stable release issue. Well, that is a good question.
My guess is that this (all-at-once-releases) will not be continued at the next
major release cycle.
My personal guess is topic bundles, e.g. "KDE Games compilation", "KDE Edu
bundle", etc.
> But,
> lets only consider the D Desktop Environment so as to not beg the
> question with other issues.
That's a reasonable increment in accuracy.
> The more sensitive question is whether "someone fixing bugs would be
> greeted with anything other than enthusiasm". Yes, that is the
> question. What do you think? Do developers welcome someone fixing bugs
> -- fixing bugs in their code, or do they take bug reports personally and
> resent people posting patches to fix bugs in their code? Would they
> rather have the bug go unfixed than to have someone else fix it?
Hard to say, I am not involved with any code of the desktop environment or
workspace products.
Prefering a bug to stay unfixed over having someone else fix it would be very
uncommon though when compared to projects I am involved with to which I do
follow more closely.
There it is quite usual that one can see review requests from until then
unknown people. Sometimes such persons contribute a series of fixes, sometimes
it is just that single issue they personally really needed to have fixed :-)
If I find time I'll see if I can look more closely at interaction patterns in
the workspace area. I do see a lot of review requests on respective mailing
lists but those could all be from active developers.
Cheers,
Kevin
--
Kevin Krammer, KDE developer, xdg-utils developer
KDE user support, developer mentoring
["signature.asc" (application/pgp-signature)]
___________________________________________________
This message is from the kde mailing list.
Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde.
Archives: http://lists.kde.org/.
More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic