Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Feb 2006 20:15 UTC
Developers on the projects expected to make up the next major version of the K Desktop Environment want KDE 4 to offer features and software interaction beyond what is available now, and better, easier access for users to their files and information. Among the ideas are universally available personal information and a desktop that is tailored for and responds to the things users do most. Ian Geiser, a KDE developer and official US representative for the KDE project, says KDE 4 will most likely be released in late 2006, though internal debate could push the release back to early 2007.
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RE[3]: KDE 4 might get me using a fully fledged DE
by Morty on Sat 18th Feb 2006 15:07
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KDE 4 was actually talk about ditching a few MM tools, including aRts, in favor of just going with Gstreamer.
That's a missunderstanding, it was discussed and rejected a long time ago. KDE will not repeat the mistake and tie itself to one multimedia solution again, and be forced to keep it to ensure backwards compability and API stability. In this regard Gstreamer are no better than aRts, you get the same limitations with only a different name. The solution is a backend independent library, Phonon (formerly KDEMM).
Being backend independent it will give the possibility to use the backend best fitted for the users need, be it NMM, aRts, Xine, Gstreamer, Jack, Direct sound or the next super framework to be released.
RE[4]: KDE 4 might get me using a fully fledged DE
by cerbie on Sat 18th Feb 2006 15:11
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Agreed. Gnome isn't doing nothing. One thing, in fact somewhat Gnome related, that I've read about KDE 4 was actually talk about ditching a few MM tools, including aRts, in favor of just going with Gstreamer.
What they end up with we'll just have to wait for, but it does show, as do some steps Gnome is taking, that both Gnome and KDE leadership are realizing that they have been, for a good while, duplicating work, when it's not truly needed; instead, just making things work well. The Gnome seems to get a lot of underlying parts working well, and KDE gets stuff that I can directly see and use.
Tenor panning out will be exceptionally good (what are the chances there will be Thunderbird extension to offer at least some support? I think pretty good), especially with MS being iffy on WinFS, the one Vista feature everyone I know would love, especially those less learned and tech savvy (AKA not willing to break stuff to narrow down the right way to do things); and it goes well beyond what WinFS was and is planned to do.