From kde-core-devel Wed Jun 15 16:39:55 2011 From: Nuno Pinheiro Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:39:55 +0000 To: kde-core-devel Subject: Re: KDM plans and lightDM Message-Id: <201106151739.56345.nuno.pinheiro () kdab ! com> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=130829851528512 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--Boundary-01=_cBO+NkJLqkSHAE+" --Boundary-01=_cBO+NkJLqkSHAE+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A Quarta, 15 de Junho de 2011 17:11:27 Martin Gr=E4=DFlin voc=EA escreveu: > On Wednesday 15 June 2011 17:46:08 Alex Fiestas wrote: > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 05:37:14 PM todd rme wrote: > > > There are apparently people willing to implement KDE support in > > > LightDM, so why don't they instead improve KDM? Why should they be > > > putting their effort into an immature project instead of a mature one? > >=20 > > Because they're motivated to work on LightDM and not in KDM, new is > > always attractive. >=20 > Of course everybody is free to spend his time on whatever he wants. But I > consider this as kind of a pity given that it looks like > a) GNOME won't accept lightDM > b) KDE Plasma won't accept lightDM >=20 > which renders lightDM to be used only by Ubuntu and not even by Kubuntu if > they stick to their "we ship what upstream ships". >=20 > I think it would be pretty sad if the workspace community would become > split due to such issues. >=20 > And just as something to remind: there was a time when Lubos seriously > thought about dropping KWin in favor of Compiz, because it was the new > cool kid on the block. Look at what we have today and where Compiz is > today (including their history). Would that have been a wise decision to > drop KWin? Not always is cool and new better than old, stable and feature > rich. +++++1 =20 > Cheers > Martin =2D-=20 Nuno Pinheiro | nuno.pinheiro@kdab.com | UI Designer=20 Klar=E4lvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company KDAB - Qt Experts - Platform-independent software solutions --Boundary-01=_cBO+NkJLqkSHAE+ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A Quarta, 1= 5 de Junho de 2011 17:11:27 Martin Gr=E4=DFlin voc=EA escreveu:

> On Wed= nesday 15 June 2011 17:46:08 Alex Fiestas wrote:

> > O= n Wednesday, June 15, 2011 05:37:14 PM todd rme wrote:

> > &= gt; There are apparently people willing to implement KDE support in

> > &= gt; LightDM, so why don't they instead improve KDM? Why should they be

> > &= gt; putting their effort into an immature project instead of a mature one?<= /p>

> > <= /p>

> > B= ecause they're motivated to work on LightDM and not in KDM, new is

> > a= lways attractive.

>

> Of cou= rse everybody is free to spend his time on whatever he wants. But I

> consid= er this as kind of a pity given that it looks like

> a) GNO= ME won't accept lightDM

> b) KDE= Plasma won't accept lightDM

>

> which = renders lightDM to be used only by Ubuntu and not even by Kubuntu if

> they s= tick to their "we ship what upstream ships".

>

> I thin= k it would be pretty sad if the workspace community would become

> split = due to such issues.

>

> And ju= st as something to remind: there was a time when Lubos seriously

> though= t about dropping KWin in favor of Compiz, because it was the new

> cool k= id on the block. Look at what we have today and where Compiz is

> today = (including their history). Would that have been a wise decision to

> drop K= Win? Not always is cool and new better than old, stable and feature

> rich.<= /p>


+++++1

> Cheers=

> Martin=


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