Oliver Burger <oliver.bgr@...> writes: > I don't see the reason for this answer. > Michael is just trying to make sure, we don't have a unmaintained major DE. > Now, some maybe a bit harsh words on the developer mailing list - this > is no user support list or forum or whatever - are far better, then > having something like xfce unmaintained. > After all, what makes users run away: some not all that courteous mails > on the -dev ml, whose existence they may or may not be aware of or a > perhaps buggy, not updated, unmaintained desktop? > And if we keep a whole DE unmaintained in the repos, what does that say > about overall package quality? > > Oliver > > OK, you are right. Sorry. I wish ardently that Xfce remains maintained. For my part I participate in it as tester, where from my a little bit virulent reaction.
This place is also, I think, the only place where it is possible to have a dialogue with developers. (except bugzilla, but bugzilla is more specific)
