Re: recent article

[Ryan Leduc <leduc control toronto edu>]

I think it's a good reminder that you have to get it right the 
first time.

gnome is high profile..  Lot's of people looking at it.  If you give
them
a hyped 1.0 release, lot's of people will try it..  And first
impressions are important..  People remember them..  I tried kde a while
back and hated it..  I've never tried it again although I've heard it's
far better now..

I think gnome needs a rock solid stable release for people to try..
A lot of people will want to use gnome so that it will be hassle free..
The rest of us don't mind living on the cutting edge..

The problem is there needs to be a distinction..

I'm thinking that it might be worthwhile to consider splitting to a 1.0
and 1.1 series..  That way people who want stability can take a 1.0, and
those that want the latest can grab the 1.1

I'd also suggest doing a prelease of all 1.0  to the mailing list to
iron out bugs before making a general release..  A desktop is
fundamental,
and must be stable.  New people will judge heavily by this criteria

Ryan


Andrew W. Freeman wrote:
> 
> Since the re-release of 1.0 this article seems a tad harsh.
> 
> "KDE & GNOME--Why KDE is the better choice"
> http://linux.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa03149a.htm
> 
> Andy
> 
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