From kde-promo  Wed Feb 20 10:37:39 2002
From: Jono Bacon <jonobacon_lists () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:37:39 +0000
To: kde-promo
Subject: Re: [kde-promo] KDE distibution
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On Wednesday 20 February 2002 12:21 am, David Faure wrote:
> > "Hey, got the new Linux 4" "Sure, I love the game collection
> > especially..." (what was meant was actually <joint distro>4, Linux ke=
rnel
> > 4.4.18, Qt 5, KDE 5.2.2, KOffice 4.6.2 but who cares....)
>
> This is funny, because it's not the far future at all, this is already
> the case... In Paris I saw people saying "I've got Linux 8.0",
> when they really mean Mandrake 8.0.
> And they don't know which version of what is in it, obviously.
>
> Sorry, this doesn't really answer the whole post, it just struck
> me as really not different from what distributions are already doing.

I have had experience of people used to seeing people using Linux with KD=
E and=20
when they see it with another desktop such as GNOME they ask what OS it i=
s.=20
It seems that many associate KDE as Linux.

As for the group distro - I doubt it will ever happen as no one will agre=
e on=20
where it should go. Mandrake have vastly different (and better IMHO)=20
objectives to RedHat.

As for a KDE distro - this has been discussed many times, and will only h=
appen=20
if someone makes it happen. I would certainly bugtest it but have no time=
 to=20
develop it (nor have the knowledge of OS design) at the moment.

I think Xandros will be an interesting one to look at.

=09Jono


 
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