From kde-core-devel  Wed Apr 18 14:11:14 2007
From: Rex Dieter <rdieter () math ! unl ! edu>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:11:14 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: KDE3 apps running in a KDE4-modified environment
Message-Id: <f057l2$ebi$1 () sea ! gmane ! org>
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Thiago Macieira wrote:
> Mauricio Piacentini wrote:
>> But the potential problem exists now: what if an user
>> installs KDE4, runs Kmahjongg 4, and then attempts to install, download
>> and run the KDE3 version?
> 
> You're not allowed to do that. KDE applications do NOT support 
> downgrading.
> 
> They never have.

Wouldn't such a policy prevent kde3/kde4 ever being able to be installed
into the same prefix?  Or am I missing something?

-- Rex