KDE 4.1 "for testers only"

Scott Kitterman ubuntu at kitterman.com
Thu Jul 31 15:39:43 BST 2008


On Thursday 31 July 2008 10:31, Celeste Lyn Paul wrote:
> On Thursday 31 July 2008 10:31:36 Wulfy wrote:
> > Christian A. Reiter wrote:
> > >> Does this mean that Kubuntu Intrepid will be "for testers only"? 
> > >> After all, the Ibex will be based on KDE 4.1...
> > >
> > > No, of course not.
> > > I meant KDE 4.1 in Ubuntu Hardy, like proposed on the homepage.
> > >
> > > Christian
> >
> > So what's the difference? KDE 4.1 is KDE 4.1...  if it's "only for
> > testers" in Hardy, how does it suddenly become production quality for
> > Intrepid?
>
> Before the 29th the packages provided were beta and release candidates. 
> Betas and RCs are for testers, not production.  Now that 4.1 is out, it is
> suitable for everyone to use and that is what will be in Intrepid.  Where
> is the confusion?

You think our packaging of KDE4.1 in the Hardy PPA is mature enough for 
everyone?  

I will repeat for emphasis that using an unsigned repository in the midst of 
an ongoing problem with DNS cache poisoning is not, IMO, a good plan.

Scott K



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