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Subject: Re: [kde-promo] KDE 4.1
From: "Wade Olson" <wade () corefunction ! com>
Date: 2008-07-31 22:53:48
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Hi Darryl,
I saw the following story posting:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Open-Source-Tools-Fuel-Web-D=
esktop-Development/1/
Thanks for the fast turnaround on the article and your interest in KDE,
Wade
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Wade Olson <wade@corefunction.com> wrote:
> Darryl,
>
> Thanks for your email.
>
> If you want particular changes with KDE 4.1, such as improvement to
> Gwenview our image viewer, I can refer you to this site for further detai=
ls:
>
> http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.1/
>
> In general, there are several significant accomplishments with the 4.1
> release to consider:
>
> * Release date itself: After an extended development cycle for KDE 4.0,
> it's important to get back to a predictable release schedule for distros,
> businesses, schools and users that depend on KDE. We announced at our 4.=
0
> Release Event our schedule for smaller point releases and this first larg=
er
> release, and we've delivered on time.
>
> * Pace of development: There has been no slow down in activity after the
> 4.0 release. New contributors are joining faster than ever and code chan=
ges
> (commits) are occurring as fast as ever.
>
> Dirk M=FCller, one of KDE's release managers gives numbers: *"There have
> been 20803 commits made from KDE 4.0 to KDE 4.1 along with 15432 translat=
ion
> checkins. Almost 35000 commits have been done in work branches, some of t=
hem
> also being merged into KDE 4.1, so those were not even counted."* M=FClle=
r
> also tells us that KDE's sysadmin team has created 166 new accounts for
> developers on KDE's SVN server.
>
> * Pillars of KDE: Even though the pace of code change is very rapid (see
> above), the quality of the code changes can be attributed to the work don=
e
> on our KDE libraries and "Pillars of KDE" (Phonon for audio, Oxygen for L=
ook
> and Feel, Akonadi for Personal Data storage, Plasma for the desktop, etc)=
.
> User expectations for modern desktops like compositing window managers ar=
e
> being met with rapid improvements in stability, performance and sensible
> implementation with KWin.
>
> * Porting of programs so far a good sign: The smaller the application an=
d
> the less complex, the easier it is to port. KDE 4.0 was released with ma=
ny
> successfully ported smaller games and educational applications. Now KDE =
4.1
> is released with more applications being ported (KDE-PIM, Dragon Player t=
he
> video player, Okteta the Hex Editor, Step the Physics Simulator, etc). T=
his
> should give confidence that our larger and most popular applications such=
as
> Amarok the audio player, K3B the disc burner, Konversation our IRC client
> and KOffice will also be sucessfully ported in the same stable and
> performant fashion.
>
> * Release of 4.0 was effective: The improvement and overall stability of
> KDE 4.1 is due to the release of KDE 4.0, not despite KDE 4.0. By gettin=
g
> KDE 4.0 finalized and in the hands of community members and developers,
> we've given the the tools to port and improve all of KDE's applications.
> KDE 4.1 has a significant number of improvements over 4.0 in only 6 month=
s'
> time.
>
> * Listening to users: We've improved our file manager Dolphin, the Plasma
> desktop and other applications based on constructive user requests and
> feedback.
>
> In general: With KDE 4.0 we targetted developers. With KDE 4.1 we're now
> targetting early adopters. This release should give these users the
> confidence and reassurance that KDE has the foundation in place to make s=
ome
> great strides with software. This KDE 4 platform will be around for year=
s,
> and the next couple of releases will really start to show the benefits of
> our preparation.
>
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Wade
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Darryl Taft <
> Darryl.Taft@ziffdavisenterprise.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I'm a reporter with eWeek magazine and I'm doing a piece on KDE. Wh=
at's
>> the significance of KDE 4.1? What stands out about it to you?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -Darryl
>>
>> Darryl K. Taft
>> Sr. Editor
>> eWEEK
>> 443-253-0063
>> 202-360-1214
>> darryl.taft@ziffdavisenterprise.com
>>
>>
>
>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Darryl,<br><br>I saw the following story posting:<br><br><a \
href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Open-Source-Tools-Fuel-Web-Deskto \
p-Development/1/">http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Open-Source-Tools-Fuel-Web-Desktop-Development/1/</a><br>
<br>Thanks for the fast turnaround on the article and your interest in \
KDE,<br>Wade<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Wade \
Olson <<a href="mailto:wade@corefunction.com">wade@corefunction.com</a>> \
wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div \
dir="ltr">Darryl,<br><br>Thanks for your email.<br><br>If you want particular changes \
with KDE 4.1, such as improvement to Gwenview our image viewer, I can refer you to \
this site for further details:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.1/" \
target="_blank">http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.1/</a><br><br>In general, there \
are several significant accomplishments with the 4.1 release to consider:<br><br>* \
Release date itself: After an extended development cycle for KDE 4.0, it's \
important to get back to a predictable release schedule for distros, businesses, \
schools and users that depend on KDE. We announced at our 4.0 Release Event our \
schedule for smaller point releases and this first larger release, and we've \
delivered on time.<br>
<br>* Pace of development: There has been no slow down in activity after the \
4.0 release. New contributors are joining faster than ever and code changes \
(commits) are occurring as fast as ever.<br><br>Dirk Müller, one of KDE's release \
managers gives numbers: <i>"There have been 20803 commits made from KDE 4.0 to \
KDE 4.1 along with 15432 translation checkins. Almost 35000 commits have been done in \
work branches, some of them also being merged into KDE 4.1, so those were not even \
counted."</i> Müller also tells us that KDE's sysadmin team has created 166 \
new accounts for developers on KDE's SVN server.
<br><br>* Pillars of KDE: Even though the pace of code change is very rapid \
(see above), the quality of the code changes can be attributed to the work done on \
our KDE libraries and "Pillars of KDE" (Phonon for audio, Oxygen for Look \
and Feel, Akonadi for Personal Data storage, Plasma for the desktop, \
etc). User expectations for modern desktops like compositing window \
managers are being met with rapid improvements in stability, performance and sensible \
implementation with KWin.<br>
<br>* Porting of programs so far a good sign: The smaller the application and \
the less complex, the easier it is to port. KDE 4.0 was released with many \
successfully ported smaller games and educational applications. Now KDE 4.1 is \
released with more applications being ported (KDE-PIM, Dragon Player the video \
player, Okteta the Hex Editor, Step the Physics Simulator, etc). This should \
give confidence that our larger and most popular applications such as Amarok the \
audio player, K3B the disc burner, Konversation our IRC client and KOffice will also \
be sucessfully ported in the same stable and performant fashion.<br>
<br>* Release of 4.0 was effective: The improvement and overall stability of KDE 4.1 \
is due to the release of KDE 4.0, not despite KDE 4.0. By getting KDE 4.0 \
finalized and in the hands of community members and developers, we've given the \
the tools to port and improve all of KDE's applications. KDE 4.1 has a \
significant number of improvements over 4.0 in only 6 months' time.<br>
<br>* Listening to users: We've improved our file manager Dolphin, the Plasma \
desktop and other applications based on constructive user requests and \
feedback.<br><br>In general: With KDE 4.0 we targetted developers. With KDE 4.1 \
we're now targetting early adopters. This release should give these users \
the confidence and reassurance that KDE has the foundation in place to make some \
great strides with software. This KDE 4 platform will be around for years, and \
the next couple of releases will really start to show the benefits of our \
preparation.<br>
<br><br>Thanks for your time,<br><font color="#888888">Wade<br><br><br></font><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Darryl Taft \
<<a href="mailto:Darryl.Taft@ziffdavisenterprise.com" \
target="_blank">Darryl.Taft@ziffdavisenterprise.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span>Hi, I'm a reporter
with eWeek magazine and I'm doing a piece on KDE. <span><font size="2" \
face="Arial">What's the significance of KDE 4.1? What stands out about it to \
you?</font></span> <div><span><font size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font size="2" face="Arial">Thanks.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font size="2" \
face="Arial">-Darryl</font></span></div></span></font></div> <div> </div>
<div align="left"><font color="#008000" size="2" face="Arial">Darryl K.
Taft</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#008000" size="2" face="Arial">Sr. Editor</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#008000" size="2" face="Arial">eWEEK</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#008000" size="2" \
face="Arial">443-253-0063</font></div> <div align="left"><font color="#008000" \
size="2" face="Arial">202-360-1214</font></div> <div align="left"><font \
color="#008000" size="2" face="Arial"><a \
href="mailto:darryl.taft@ziffdavisenterprise.com" \
target="_blank">darryl.taft@ziffdavisenterprise.com</a></font></div> <div><font \
size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div></div> \
</blockquote></div></div></div><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div>
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