Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Jul 2009 10:17 UTC
Xfce While we regularly discuss Ubuntu, and to a lesser degree Kubuntu, there's also a version of Ubuntu tailor-made for the Xfce desktop environment. As most of you are aware, it's called Xubuntu, and after trying it out for the first time, I have to say that I find that it provides a better and more coherent experience than Ubuntu (let alone Kubuntu).
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RE[3]: Kubuntus problem is
by anda_skoa on Sat 18th Jul 2009 13:43 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Kubuntus problem is "
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Could be, still besides my point.

Then I probably didn't get your point. I though it was about companies being actively involved in development of Free Software desktop stacks by employing key developers.


OK, one more. Bo is at KDAB.

You need to update more often ;)
http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3908

I just mentioned the distro guys, because you need at least a few dozen to really shape a distro and release a quality product if you want to release every 6 month.

I am pretty sure all of the distributors have "a few dozen" people working on their products.
My guess would actually be several hundred.

And even with a dozen you won't do a lot of development or polishing. Mainly you do bug fixing.

Yeah, one of the unfortunate side effects of employment. The individuals will work on Free Software full time but usually more on company related things than the project they came from.
Which is why contracts like Aaron Seigo's are so special as they allow them to work in their original project at all times.

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