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List:       kde
Subject:    RE: Oh man. ***Can*** wait for KDE2 to go GOLD!
From:       "Timothy R. Butler" <kde () uninetsolutions ! com>
Date:       1999-11-18 20:47:43
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Is there much chance there will be another 1.x release before 2.0 comes out?
Thanks...

       -Tim

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kde-request@lists.netcentral.net
> [mailto:kde-request@lists.netcentral.net]On Behalf Of Mosfet
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:25 PM
> To: KDE general mailing list
> Subject: Re: Oh man. ***Can*** wait for KDE2 to go GOLD!
>
>
> Of course, that's why I can't say how long the beta period will be. All
> I can say is that it will remain there until it's reached the quality of
> a 2.0 package.
>
> Michael Petter wrote:
> >
> > For what it's worth, I totally agree.  Better to wait for more bug-free
> > code that settle for coredumps en masse now!
> >
> > - Michael
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 18, 1999 at 09:13:13AM +0000, Derek Fountain wrote:
> > > Great news, but please Please PLEASE!!!! don't release it until it's
> > > ready - even if that takes another year. If there's one type
> of mud that
> > > really sticks in the software industry, it's that of software that
> > > doesn't work properly. If you let users down, they never forget it.
> > >
> > > MS has been stuck with this label for years. So have GNOME. I
> subscribe
> > > to the GNOME lists (I like to follow what's going on) and there are
> > > still grumblings on there that GNOME is still seen as buggy and
> > > unreliable. Most GNOME people seem to think they have the problems
> > > cleaned up, and after 50+ revisions to V1.0 they darn well
> should have,
> > > but there's no doubt they have been tarred with a very sticky brush.
> > >
> > > KDE's great benefit is that it works. It is a desktop which
> justifiably
> > > sits on top of UNIX because it's reliable. If I hear someone
> say KDE-2.0
> > > will be ready in time for such-and-such a show or event like GNOME
> > > was(n't), I'll be very alarmed.
> > >
> > > I'm sure I don't need to spell this out to the developers, but I will
> > > anyway: We (the users) will wait patiently for as long as it takes to
> > > get a stable KDE-2.0.
> > >
> > >
> > > Mosfet wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yes, that's probably right for the final release I would
> say, with betas
> > > > before that. KDE has an extensive beta process so the exact date of
> > > > release depends on how many bugs are found I guess ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Troy Telford wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > So how close is KDE2?  Where would you 'ballpark' it
> being complete?  (I
> > > > > know... it'll be released when it's done... but at the
> current rate of
> > > > > development, is that anytime soon?  (Spring 2k?)
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