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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: A proposal to deal with the current RedHat situation
From:       Carlos Kassab <ckg () glin ! zzn ! com>
Date:       2002-09-03 0:14:33
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Hi:

I think it is better for KDE the people configure KDE as they want. Anyway, 
the important thing for KDE is its architecture, so if this people needs 
software they will install kde aplications before other applications. 

If KDE starts controlling everything they will loose the focus that is to make 
software not control the way the people use it, so KDE would be another MS do 
not you think?

Carlos Kassab

On Monday 02 September 2002 00:38, Klas Kalass wrote:
> Am Montag, 2. September 2002 01:01 schrieb Neil Stevens:
> > 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.
>
> KDE would still deliver the source as well, no?
>
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