Andreas Girardet wrote: > > Personally I can see why Gnome will be pushed more as it will leverage > our large investment into Gnome. KDE is so well maintained by the non - > suse KDE community that SUSE is going to continue to be the best KDE > desktop, but additionally to that it will also be the best Gnome > desktop. KDE standard packages are so good that hardly any real > maintenance has to be done as many of the lead kde developers are part > of the SUSE team and from what I can gather, they still will be. > > There is nothing wrong with focusing on what is possible to be ready > for the fight with M$ once Vista is out. > > Andreas,
This line sums up completely what i was afraid for when SuSE became Novell. An American company that does not build on its strongholds like KDE and a reliable Pro Distribution. But instead it becomes just like that other American company (redhat). But becoming like the competition does not help you win wars. What will win desktop customers are a good desktop system, being able to listen to mp3's out of the box and having a USB system (automount) that works without any problems. Customers using servers are not interested in GUI's. About KDE. Companies do not invest in second choices when they are in problems. And Customers will want the desktop to be like the professional system. KDE will go the way of the dodo. And i feel abandoned - probably on my way to find another home. Still i hope that Novell comes with a firm statement about building a desktop system based on KDE. And i am very thankful for what SuSE created and also for your personal contribution. But i am not to hopeful. Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
