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KDE 4.1 Beta 2 – Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?
jammag writes "Linux pundit Bruce Byfield takes a look at the latest KDE beta and finds it wanting: 'Very likely, KDE users will have to wait for another release or two beyond 4.1 before the new version of KDE matches the features of earlier ones, especially in customization.' He notes that the second beta is still prone to unexplained crashes, and goes so far as to say, 'Everyone agrees now that KDE 4.0 was a mistake.' I'm not too sure about that — really, 'everyone?'"
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What about his right?
Someone familiar with the latest tech buzzwords is going to have to translate "Magic ponys" for me. (Especially if I'm going to impress my boss)
// MD_Update(&m,buf,j);
If you like Gnome, you'll love KDE4. It lacks many of the same features Gnome lacks.
I thought it was *my* right...
Your right is *his* left.
Do it yourself, because no one else will do it yourself. [beta blockade 10-17 Feb]
How'd you get access to /. from jail?
KDE? more modular?
Kparts means that you can include practically entire programs (spreadsheets, browsers, editors) inside other programs - how much more modular can it get?
From the article :
"KDE 4.1 continues the porting of applications, notably with 4.x versions of KGet, a versatile download manager, and the KContacts, the KDE personal information suit."
What other desktop environment comes with a wearable PIM ? And I'm sure it's themable too, so you don't even have to change before you go clubbing !
May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
Not that you arn't already a huge retarded shitstain, but you pretty much just fucked yourself up your own ass.
PROTIP: Change the pronouns if you copy and past the reply from your main account to your sock-puppet before you post it. You fuckstick.
I happen to switch between Gnome and KDE3 regularly (several month cycle) because i never could decide which to use. Gnome didn't interrupt my workflow by throwing huge amounts of configuration dialogues in my way but KDE had better applications (like KStars and Amarok). Now that KDE3 lost ground to current Gnome (and even KDE4. They both lack a proper working desktop search engine. Strigi isn't as good as beagle or even tracker) and KDE4 isn't ready for someone who simply wants to get some work done (crashes way too often, dolphin is slow like hell, plasma doesn't focus on basics like a clock&date applet that is viewable even on small panels but on fancy things i don't care about) I found Gnome's evolutionary approach to be quite better.