This is not the first time Mosfet huffed and puffed. He has done it to KDE. Not once, but twice. In a smaller way, he did it to Mandrakesoft. Now he did it to Future Technologies. I am a big KDE advocate. I also use Mandrake Linux. I follow what happens with the KDE Community, and it is apparent that Mosfet has serious "mood swings."
I would assume that he's hiding something, just because of his rep.
Corel Linux was never my favorite distribution overall. However, one would have to admit that they did a lot of things right.
Their installer was a joy to use the whole time, excluding the weak partitioning system. It is so easy to install, and that is what always turns me off with Debian!
It was really easy to update. The update program was fairly well designed, and all of the updates I used worked correctly! That suprised me, because many others don't seem to update very well.
One of the nicest things about that distro was the configuration tools. The integration of the system controls and the KDE Control Center (KControl) was seamless! The tools were slightly weak for my taste, but they were much more organized than any other distribution that I've seen. SuSE comes close to Corel with YAST's integration to the KDE Control Center, but it seems a little less polished. For Gnome fans, I guess that Corel would be a nightmare. However, for somebody who likes KDE (ME!) it is a joy.
Some people have complained about the customizations of some software. However, every customization that I saw was an improvement. For example, Corel made their Linux distribution in the pre-konqueror era. KDE had KFM, which was a little bit weak at the time. Corel's version of KDE, however, had the Corel File Manager which was actually ahead of its time.
Some people also complain that some software included is closed-source. I would have liked it if it was open source, but I wouldn't consider it to be unsuperior just because it is closed-source. In fact, for its time, many of its proprietary features were much more advanced than their open-source counterparts.
So, I am rooting for the new owners, and we can only hope that they will expand on the good work that Corel has done.
Actually, I love free software myself. However, people have a right to their work. These people (TheKompany employees) have made many excellent programs which have moved people over to an open source operating system. These programs may be closed source, but they have moved many over to Linux (*insert BSD portion here;-)*)
I don't understand why you guys are striking at this company! You are butchering them because they want to make some money. Is there anything wrong with that? Really? Also, I think that it is a nice idea to have open source projects hosted by TheKompany. This helps out the Linux community, as well as the KDE community.
I am part of the Linux community. That doesn't mean that I am anti-closed source. I like open source software, but there is no law saying it can't be closed source.
TheKompany, IMHO, is by no means parasitic, and should be commended by the Linux and KDE communities for making the switch to Linux and KDE a little easier.
-Steve
Exactly what do you mean by a heart and soul? Isn't comparing QT to KDE kind of like comparing General Motors with Snerple Car Seating Inc.? KDE is UNIX software. Just like Gnome. What are you talking about????????
Right now, when you go to the webpage, the server is down. A subdomain is being added by Nick. For right now, a temporary (very temporary) page is at http://sites.netscape.net/kdeinstaller
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This is not the first time Mosfet huffed and puffed. He has done it to KDE. Not once, but twice. In a smaller way, he did it to Mandrakesoft. Now he did it to Future Technologies. I am a big KDE advocate. I also use Mandrake Linux. I follow what happens with the KDE Community, and it is apparent that Mosfet has serious "mood swings."
I would assume that he's hiding something, just because of his rep.
Corel Linux was never my favorite distribution overall. However, one would have to admit that they did a lot of things right.
Their installer was a joy to use the whole time, excluding the weak partitioning system. It is so easy to install, and that is what always turns me off with Debian!
It was really easy to update. The update program was fairly well designed, and all of the updates I used worked correctly! That suprised me, because many others don't seem to update very well.
One of the nicest things about that distro was the configuration tools. The integration of the system controls and the KDE Control Center (KControl) was seamless! The tools were slightly weak for my taste, but they were much more organized than any other distribution that I've seen. SuSE comes close to Corel with YAST's integration to the KDE Control Center, but it seems a little less polished. For Gnome fans, I guess that Corel would be a nightmare. However, for somebody who likes KDE (ME!) it is a joy.
Some people have complained about the customizations of some software. However, every customization that I saw was an improvement. For example, Corel made their Linux distribution in the pre-konqueror era. KDE had KFM, which was a little bit weak at the time. Corel's version of KDE, however, had the Corel File Manager which was actually ahead of its time.
Some people also complain that some software included is closed-source. I would have liked it if it was open source, but I wouldn't consider it to be unsuperior just because it is closed-source. In fact, for its time, many of its proprietary features were much more advanced than their open-source counterparts.
So, I am rooting for the new owners, and we can only hope that they will expand on the good work that Corel has done.
Actually, I love free software myself. However, people have a right to their work. These people (TheKompany employees) have made many excellent programs which have moved people over to an open source operating system. These programs may be closed source, but they have moved many over to Linux (*insert BSD portion here ;-)*)
I don't understand why you guys are striking at this company! You are butchering them because they want to make some money. Is there anything wrong with that? Really? Also, I think that it is a nice idea to have open source projects hosted by TheKompany. This helps out the Linux community, as well as the KDE community.
I am part of the Linux community. That doesn't mean that I am anti-closed source. I like open source software, but there is no law saying it can't be closed source.
TheKompany, IMHO, is by no means parasitic, and should be commended by the Linux and KDE communities for making the switch to Linux and KDE a little easier.
-Steve
Exactly what do you mean by a heart and soul? Isn't comparing QT to KDE kind of like comparing General Motors with Snerple Car Seating Inc.? KDE is UNIX software. Just like Gnome. What are you talking about????????
Right now, when you go to the webpage, the server is down. A subdomain is being added by Nick. For right now, a temporary (very temporary) page is at http://sites.netscape.net/kdeinstaller