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Interview With KDE On Windows Release Manager Patrick Spendrin

Posted by timothy on from the strength-to-strength dept.

paugq writes "Last week KDE 4.5.4 was released for Windows as a late Christmas present from the KDE on Windows team. Almost at the same time BehindKDE, the site for interviews with KDE contributors, has started a new series of interviews with the 'Platforms' theme. In the first interview, Pau Garcia i Quiles talks with Patrick Spendrin, the current release manager of KDE on Windows and asks about the current status of the project, challenges and difficulties. In future interviews, Mac, Solaris, BSD (it's not dead, after all!), Haiku, OS/2 and more."

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  1. Interview with whom on what?? by teslar · · Score: 5, Funny

    The headline reads as if KDE was interviewed on the topic of the Windows Release Manager Patrick Spendrin. I might have been a bit negligent in following KDE since 4.0 came out, but how could I miss its ascension to sentience?? Also, it has opinions about human developers now? That can't be good... did the KDE team learn nothing from Terminator?

  2. Re:KDE for Windows? by Lord+Crc · · Score: 5, Informative

    ehm....why?!

    Because a lot of the KDE applications are great and if one does not like dual booting you can enjoy them on Windows as well?

    I really like Kate for writing code and Okular is a nice Adobe Reader alternative. I haven't tried many LaTeX GUIs but I feel really productive in Kile. Now I can enjoy those applications on Windows as well.

    BTW if you do install KDE on Windows, make sure you read the fine tuning step in their wiki for a getting a more native look and feel.