16 Nov
2011
16 Nov
'11
2:31 a.m.
hello all,
I just want to add some thoughts on the version discussion that just
happened
on IRC.
(I admit I'm just too slow in thinking an writing simultaneously in a
foreign
language, so I could not express much in there :)
so here goes:
the outcome of the discussion, naming the next version R14 or R14.0, seems
not
very attractive nor logic to me, it makes people IMHO think there have
been
14 _major_ releases before.
looks like the same versionitis that firefox, chrome or others use
nowadays,
in short: pretending huge changes happening every 6 months or so.
not good.
of course, there was also agreement that nothing with 4.x should be used,
for
obvious reasons ;-)
same goes for 5.x, though.
date based release numbers resemble too much to *buntu, not a good idea,
too,
agreed.
so why not start over with 3.6 ?
this would IMO be a clear sign for all users who still like kde 3.5.x,
that
this project stands in a direct relationship to kde 3.5, but at the same
time, is _not_ just an incremental continuation like 3.5.13, but rather a
new start, well based on 3.5, but bringing new technology and features as
well,
basically different from the kde4 approach, however.
just my 0.02 â¬
werner
Hi Werner,
The biggest problems with that approach are:
1.) KDE4.x / 5.x will always seem "newer" than TDE, and therefore
overshadown it
2.) Closely related with 1.), TDE will always exist in KDE's shadow and
never stand on its own merits.
Tim