From kde-core-devel  Wed Jul 01 20:58:32 2009
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:58:32 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Repositioning the KDE brand
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On Tuesday 30 June 2009, nf2 wrote:

the other things i don't reply to here, i essentially agree with :) however:

> * System (or Platform, or infrastructure) technologies like ioslaves
> or kwallet: While KDE has been the "market leader" for a long time,
> comparable technologies have caught up or have even become "cooler".
> Therefore KDE could benefit from "incorporating" them. The "Platform"
> should move to the layer below KDE - things that are eager to be
> shared by everyone. You won't love me for that, but honestly: That
> part of the world should be ruled by GLib and GObjects...

that would be a HUGE mistake. the people who are myopically tied to glib an=
d=20
gobject are putting the entire F/OSS desktop at risk by trying to force oth=
ers=20
to use inferior technology just because it's what they know.

it's time to put this stupid "least common denominator" mentality behind us=
 as=20
that sentences us to using what adherents to the least competent technologi=
es=20
can offer. this is so completely ass-backwards it's not even funny.

it's also time people outside of the KDE/Qt world stopped reinventing wheel=
s=20
and throwing away years, in some cases a decade, worth of quality, proven=20
effort.

the world has come around with WebKit, and that's progress. the kind of=20
progress we really need, as opposed to reinvention of the same thing writte=
n=20
to an inferior set of tools.

yes, that's blunt and probably painful for some to read. but it's truth. i'=
m=20
tired of watching the erosion of our progress on the F/OSS desktop due to=20
narrow minded politics and inflexibility.

we have proven in the KDE world that it's possible to be flexible. we've go=
ne=20
further than any other project out there on that point. we've done so where=
 it=20
makes sense, but it would be stupid to advocate doing it cart blanche and i=
t's=20
time to start advocating other projects to wake up to the challenge of maki=
ng=20
a successful platform rather than "their platform".

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Aaron J. Seigo
humru othro a kohnu se
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