KDE 4 problems highlight shift from community users to consumers
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 69.148.169.216]
on July 16, 2008 08:40 PM
Nope, although I liked yesterday's article, I think you got it wrong here. I think the only fear here from users was that developers were actively ignoring users' interests. Most people love KDE for the options it gives. Most users wanted to know when that flexibility for options would be returned gracefully and easily to KDE4. Traditionally KDE has stood for options, flexibility and power (as in *I the User* get to change things easily}. Instead we got a lot of "oh, you're afraid of change" and "we know what you should like, so just tell us how good we are."
The above aren't direct quotes, but very much the stench of the discourse. Don't misinterpret this as simple backlash to change. That would be as sensationalistic as saying that all KDE3 users want a fork of KDE4. Please give users some credit. Ignore the PR spin from "KDE Damage Control'.
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KDE 4 problems highlight shift from community users to consumers
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 69.148.169.216] on July 16, 2008 08:40 PMThe above aren't direct quotes, but very much the stench of the discourse. Don't misinterpret this as simple backlash to change. That would be as sensationalistic as saying that all KDE3 users want a fork of KDE4. Please give users some credit. Ignore the PR spin from "KDE Damage Control'.
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