KDE 3.5.6 released w Kubuntu packages

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Mon Jan 29 17:49:19 UTC 2007


Donn wrote:

> Something like this should be said, to maintain integrity:

How do you maintain integrity by lying to people?

> "Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system. It makes many
> applications available at no cost during each of its 6 monthly releases.
> New versions of applications like Firefox, Thunderbird and Open Office to
> name but a few will be available at each upgrade. You should be aware that
> should you wish to upgrade to a new version of a particular application,
> you may have to upgrade to the latest release of Ubuntu; for technical
> reasons many new applications cannot be run from older releases of
> Ubuntu."

That's just plain untrue.  You can take the plunge and install any of those
apps at any time you wish.  Or you can wait for Ubuntu to package them
painlessly.
-- 
derek





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