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Re: Reduction of features
by Evan "JabberWokky" E. on Sunday 06/Jan/2008, @12:28
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Because KDE4 and KDE3 are different, not progressions of the same software. To run a KDE3 app, you need the KDE3 libraries and they run fine. That applies if you're running them under KDE3, Gnome or KDE4. Or anything else other than KDE3. If you like KDE3, stay with it: as a distinct environment with many users, it isn't going anywhere. That said, quite a bit of developers will move on to KDE4.
This is open source, and software packages are maintained by their level of use. Old Linux kernels are actively patched by their developer and userbase. Yes, the majority of developers and users tend to run the lastest thing, but KDE3 is not going to go away. If you prefer it, stick with it... many other people -- both users and maintenance developers -- will as well. It's okay. This is not a commercial venture where last year's model suddenly becomes unavailable. You (and some others) labor under a misconception that because KDE4 exists, KDE3 is going to go away.
You aren't the only one: aseigo even addressed the same thing in his blog recently ( http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2008/01/talking-bluntly.html ). Open source just works differently than the cycle you seem to expect and that exists in the commercial world. |
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