KDE 4.1 "for testers only"

[Scott Kitterman]

On Thursday 31 July 2008 11:28, Celeste Lyn Paul wrote:
> On Thursday 31 July 2008 10:39:43 Scott Kitterman wrote:
> > 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?
>
> No, his question seemed to be directed at the state of KDE 4.1 in general
> and the beta software available not necessarily the quality of packaging. 
> I know there is a lot of work to be done in terms of packaging.

OK.  I think when speaking in the context of a distro (i.e. on a Kubuntu list) 
we really need to keep the entire system in mind when answering such 
questions.  KDE 4.1 is released and mature enough for the end user, but 
there's a lot of packaging work to be done so the KDE 4.1 you can install now 
probably isn't is a distinction without a difference for the Kubuntu end 
user.

Scott K