KDE 4.0.0 has been released onto the world. "The KDE Community is thrilled to announce the immediate availability of KDE 4.0. This significant release marks both the end of the long and intensive development cycle leading up to KDE 4.0 and the beginning of the KDE 4 era." KDE 4.0 is the first release of "KDE 4", but take note that the developers have clearly stated that KDE 4.0 is not KDE 4, but more of a base release with all the underlying systems ready to go, but with still a lot of work to be done on the user-visible side. Download it from the KDE 4.0 info page. Update: Screenshots.
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Member since:2005-06-29
I did everything to explain the concept. If people don't understand that KDE 4.0.0 is not KDE 4, in the same way that the "a" key on my keyboard is not a keyboard... Well, then, I don't know what to say.
Edited 2008-01-12 20:30 UTC
Member since:2006-02-15
I did everything to explain the concept. If people don't understand that KDE 4.0.0 is not KDE 4, in the same way that the "a" key on my keyboard is not a keyboard... Well, then, I don't know what to say.
Comparing apples to oranges. And heck, if you can't call KDE 4.0 as KDE4 then what can you call that? KDE4.1? It's still just a point release and it's not the whole KDE4, nor is it the finished and envisioned product. So, explain to me the difference? Even though KDE 4.0 release is mostly just the basework, it is nevertheless a point release of the whole KDE4 series and as such, it is no different from the other point releases.
Or, if you prefer to use the "a" key as an example.. Well, let's call grey plain plastic "a" key as 1.0. 1.1 would perhaps be a nice white key instead with improved font. And 1.2 would be OLED one. Still, they are all called as the "a key".
Member since:2005-08-28
KDE 4.0.0 is not KDE 4, inasmuch as KDE 4.0.0 is a poor example of what the developers have in mind. It's also not going to be the only example of KDE 4.
At least, I think that's what Thom means. If he's trying to say KDE 4.0.0 is not a KDE 4 release in the KDE 4 series, then I'm as confused as you.
Edited 2008-01-13 04:31 UTC
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2007-03-30
So Thom believes that "KDE 4.0 is not KDE 4", but you believe that "KDE 4.0.0 is KDE 4"...
Hmmm I wonder who is right?!?! Maybe neither!?