In 2002, both KDE and GNOME released their last major revisions; KDE released KDE 3.0 on 3rd April, while GNOME followed shortly after with GNOME 2.0 on 27th June. For the Linux desktop, therefore, 2002 was an important year. Since then, we have continiously been fed point releases which added bits of functionaility and speed improvements, but no major revision has yet seen the light of day. What's going on?
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Member since:2005-07-02
ust have 1 download for all linux distros instead of the 54 downloads of Opera.
You realize that's for Opera developers, and they alone, to take care of, right?
Get that straight before gee whiz tricks.
I imagine that you're talking about Xgl-like eye candy. Let me explain how wrong your approach is:
- Packaging software is up to the developers/distro makers.
- The people working on Xgl/Beryl are not the same that work on packaging software. Their expertise is not the same, and neither are their personal inclinations.
- Just because some people spend time on one part of a *nix system (such as Beryl) doesn't mean that this prevents development of other parts of the system.
It seems you don't understand how FOSS development works...
Member since:2005-07-06
It seems you don't understand how FOSS development works...
What he understands very well is that Linux will never happen on the desktop if situations like that remain like they are today. The issues that keep holding Linux back have little to do with the desktop these days. I would even say KDE is ahead of Windows in many areas, but it is the underlying platform what still needs lots of work and, above all, unification and standards.
Member since:2006-12-15
> Packaging software is up to the developers/distro makers.
That is true for free (as in beer) software. But I think Linux can only take off with more standards for the gazillion different distros. The current situation is, compared to other platforms, a nightmare for developers of commercial software.
Member since:
2006-11-15
just have 1 download for all linux distros instead of the 54 downloads of Opera. Get that straight before gee whiz tricks.