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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: A proposal to deal with the current RedHat situation
From:       Neil Stevens <neil () qualityassistant ! com>
Date:       2002-09-01 23:01:58
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On Sunday September 01, 2002 05:07, Joseph Wenninger wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Sunday 01 September 2002 22:00, Neil Stevens wrote:
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> > On Sunday September 01, 2002 07:59, Shawn Gordon wrote:
> > > *Someone* just needs to decide what version of Qt, KDE, gcc, etc.,
> > > make up this official version.
> >
> > The official version of KDE is source.
> >
> > Further, KDE is portable, so there cannot be one fixed compiler and
> > dependent libraries that make up the official installation.
>
> Why should KDE's portability be a problem in that case ? You can specify
> for each distribution or operating system a certain set of library
> versions, compiler options, ....
>
> At least for the most common ones.

That it would only be for the most common ones is exactly the problem.  For 
Shawn it's no big deal, since a proprietary software vendor has to narrow 
down his supported platforms for practical reasons.  For KDE, having 
previously been portable through shipping source, it's a huge step 
backwards.

KDE will sudddenly be telling the world that you can only be "official" if 
you use something that is one of the common OSes.  Instead of letting the 
public face be the portable autoconfed code, KDE will be trumpeting some 
OSes and neglecting others.

- -- 
Neil Stevens - neil@qualityassistant.com
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding
because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they
have not a single political argument left." - Margaret Thatcher
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