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KDE Software Compilation 4.6.0 Released

Posted by timothy on from the after-much-waiting dept.

jrepin writes "KDE is delighted to announce its latest set of releases, providing major updates to the KDE Plasma workspaces, KDE Applications and KDE Platform. These releases, versioned 4.6, provide many new features in each of KDE's three product lines. The KDE Plasma Workspaces come with a new Activities system, which should make it easier to manage different tasks."

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  1. Thanks, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    but no, thanks!

    My KDE 3.5.10 serves me well. No stupid Windows Vista-like menus, no bling bling. I'll wait for KDE5. Hopefully, they'll come to their senses.

  2. Re:I'm so excited! by bcmm · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Though I greatly prefer Konqueror, I have to reluctantly agree with the present arrangement. New users get a simple, easy to use file manager, and those who know what they're doing can change the default easily.

    This is actually one of the greatest things about KDE: defaults that are both sensible and not too surprising to newbies, and the ability for power-users to easily configure things pretty far from those defaults.

    --
    # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
    Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
  3. Re:Wonderful - everyone should try this! by lanner · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let's start with the fact that if this was a KDE message board, and I was to thoughtfully complain in any way, my message would be quietly deleted. I don't bother posting any feedback, filing bugs, or doing anything for KDE any more. KDE doesn't give a fark about it's users. The developers are writing code for themselves and some strangely distorted user-effigy they built up, but who doesn't exist.

    But nevermind KDE as a Window Manager itself. What you did to apps like Amarok is a crime. Fark you. I liked that app. I used it. Then you ripped out 75% of it's functionality and replaced it with a super-crappy dumbed-down UI that crashed when you moved the window. All in the name of "cleaning up the code."

    This was the same for countless other K-apps. Rip it up, replace the code so it was neat and tidy, but remove most of the features and dismiss anyone who complains about it.

    Screw you KDE community.

  4. Re:Wonderful - everyone should try this! by Carnildo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For those who have forsworn KDE due to bad experiences with the 4.x line, let this be a formal request to reconsider your aversion. The initial KDE 4 releases were unusable, and this has greatly hurt their image and reputation. However, as of KDE SC 4.5, it is ready to replace other desktop environments. I promise you, to both GNOME users and KDE3.5 clingers: it is worth your time to try KDE SC 4.5 (or 4.6), and you will not be disappointed.

    They said this about KDE 4.2. They were wrong.

    They said this about KDE 4.3. They were wrong.

    I'm sorry, but you only get so many chances. KDE has used theirs up.

    --
    "They redundantly repeated themselves over and over again incessantly without end ad infinitum" -- ibid.