Re: [dot] Trinity Desktop Environment 3.5.13 release

On Thursday, November 10, 2011 16:28:09 Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> toned things down a bit. Still most ppl are unhappy we gave trinity ANY
> exposure at all...

as usual, then, i'm in the minority. ;)

there's a middle way here:

* recognizing the efforts of Trinity is justified, it's KDE's customary way

* Trinity is the only significant continuation of our 3.x codebase

* we have much more in common than we do in separation

* those doing the work bear KDE no ill harm and have no issues with 4.x stuff 
(other than: they prefer to use 3.x).. in fact, several of them seem to 
appreciate where 4.x codebases are going.

* setting up walls between Trinity and Plasma Desktop just gives the pissers 
and moaners (on both sides) more fuel for their fire. take that fuel away and 
there is less to bitch about. it's our job to bring people together. even when 
they say they don't want to (they don't realize they actually do, you see; 
they just want their position respected in the process)

this is a moment for healing that is well overdue. 

and the true wingnuts can safely mark themselves as such by continuing to 
behave poorly in spite of that.


that said, i had an email conversation on their devel list about the tone of 
some of the announcements, e.g. on slashdot and elsewhere. they were 
apologetic and recognized that they lack experience in these things but didn't 
mean it to appear negative. i'll be lending them a hand to proof read their 
next release communication to help ensure the next rev is a better one :)

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