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Re: Encourage KDE developers to join Kubuntu!
by javier on Tuesday 09/May/2006, @00:47

Ubuntu choose gnome (probably, but not only) because they have a fixed release schedule. For them it was easy to adapt they own release schedule around gnome's. That's one huge point gnome has over kde: fixed release schedules. Please note that I prefere KDE over Gnome. Since KDE depends heavily on QT (which is a good thing) it's more difficult to them to make a fixed release schedule. KDE is like debian, they release when it's ready. my 2€

It's too late for dapper to make huge changes in kubuntu. We'll have to wait another release to see if cannonical and mark take KDE/Kubuntu more into account in their releases. Time will tell. AFAIK I'm using dapper on a daily basis. It's very stable/polished and with shipit support it will get kde/kubuntu closer to more people, which is a great thing.

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Re: Encourage KDE developers to join Kubuntu!
by cw on Tuesday 09/May/2006, @04:55

> KDE is like debian, they release when it's ready.

Actually they release when it's scheduled, and far more often than debian :-)

> It's too late for dapper to make huge changes in kubuntu.
> We'll have to wait another release to see if cannonical and mark take
> KDE/Kubuntu more into account in their releases.

Several months ago the same 'first-class citizen' story has been told, and it wasn't too late for dapper at that time.

My suspicion is that the only reason why kubuntu exists is not having to admit that kde is not supported. From a marketing point of view it's understandable, of course.

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Re: Encourage KDE developers to join Kubuntu!
by Joe on Wednesday 24/May/2006, @13:16

"That's one huge point gnome has over kde: fixed release schedules."

Huge point to you, friend, not me.

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