Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Sep 2007 17:23 UTC, submitted by troy.unrau
KDE Ars takes a look at KDE 4.0 Beta 2, and concludes: "This beta may not be the end result yet, but there has definitely been a lot of progress since the last one. For the first time I have been able to stop writing about individual features within KDE 4 and start to talk about the level of integration, and general feel of the system to get an impression of how KDE 4.0 will feel like to use."
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RE[3]: You see?
by Thom_Holwerda on Tue 4th Sep 2007 20:49 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: You see?"
Thom_Holwerda
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2005-06-29

i'm actually chuckling out loud right now because it's quite funny. a bit absurd, but also funny. maybe the two are the same thing.

Well, KDE4 is an ambitious project, and for a long period now, it was extremely difficult for casual observers to get a coherent idea of what KDE4 actually entails. It wasn't until ~10 months ago that the KDE community finally stepped up with articles, interviews, and alpha/beta releases showing to us casual observers what KDE4 is all about.

The 'mystery' surrounding KDE4 before that time led to a wild-growth of rumors, (fake) mockups, blog posts, and so on - and nobody really knew what it was all about. A lot of KDE people said it was going to be great, but had little to actually show that greatness. That can definitely be seen as an error on KDE's end, and could be something to learn from whenever the time comes for KDE5.

Those times are, luckily, far behind us now, and the betas and screencasts littered on Planet KDE are finally showing the real deal behind KDE4 and all the hard work you guys have put into it. Now let's hope that KDE 4.0 won't be too far away from KDE4 ;) .

Edited 2007-09-04 20:51 UTC

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