Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Sep 2007 17:23 UTC, submitted by troy.unrau
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."
Thread beginning with comment 268542
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To view parent comment, click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Member since:2005-10-02
A lot of KDE people said it was going to be great, but had little to actually show that greatness.
That's because when one builds a house you begin with the foundation. Not a lot see, but damn important for the rest of the house.
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.
The devs kept saying again and again and again that they were coding low-level stuff and that there was little to see at that stage. But "some" people just don't want to understand that. I don't think the KDE-devs (or the community) can do it any better than they have already done. "Some" people just don't want to understand.
Member since:2005-07-12
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.
Well, when you have the chance to start almost from scratch, then you first toss some ideas around, right?
Actually the kde devs asked the community to go wild and create mockups of their visions. That what those mockups are about. Nobody said that this is how KDE4 will look like or behave.
If people didn't understand this process, that's their problem.
Recent Original Stories
Recent Comments
Headlines
Random Comments
Random Stories
Random OS Link
Member since:
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