KDE 4 problems highlight shift from community users to consumers
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 71.188.230.65]
on July 17, 2008 04:32 AM
Incidentally, the first thing this demonstrates is that PEOPLE LOVE KDE! Let's not forget that aspect of it. That's where this whole "out of my cold dead hand" mentality comes from.
And you're dealing with human nature, particularly Linux Geek nature. People do fear change, particularly change from outside. And Linux geeks in particular just may have a problem with outside authorities imposing change on their desktops. It's a big reason why we're Linux geeks, right? Next time, I would suggest keeping the old option, and keeping it safe and visible. Prominently display your KDE 3 or your Gnome 2, or what have you... if you're planning a fundamental change.
People ALWAYS resist revolutionary ideas, but if I was in the position of the KDE devs, I would probably expect that a really great desktop would sell itself. I would like to be the first to thank the KDE team for taking the hit on this, for absorbing this important lesson that we all needed to learn. Human nature. It exists. It's a factor... and allowances must be made for it.
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KDE 4 problems highlight shift from community users to consumers
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 71.188.230.65] on July 17, 2008 04:32 AMAnd you're dealing with human nature, particularly Linux Geek nature. People do fear change, particularly change from outside. And Linux geeks in particular just may have a problem with outside authorities imposing change on their desktops. It's a big reason why we're Linux geeks, right? Next time, I would suggest keeping the old option, and keeping it safe and visible. Prominently display your KDE 3 or your Gnome 2, or what have you... if you're planning a fundamental change.
People ALWAYS resist revolutionary ideas, but if I was in the position of the KDE devs, I would probably expect that a really great desktop would sell itself. I would like to be the first to thank the KDE team for taking the hit on this, for absorbing this important lesson that we all needed to learn. Human nature. It exists. It's a factor... and allowances must be made for it.
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