KDE 4.0.0!

[Rosalind Mitchell]

On Friday 11 January 2008 11:52:08 Terence Simpson wrote:
> Yes, it's finally here and ready to install :)
> For instructions see <http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-4.0.php>
>
> RocK on!
>
> Terence

I'm using it as I write.

Obviously it's very different from that which went before, and it will take 
some getting used to before it's really fair to pass comment.

However, I can't help feeling that this is trying to get closer and closer to 
Windoze instead of trying to implement a really radical alternative.  And 
already I'm frustrated because it took me longer than it should have to dig 
around and find 'Personal Information Manager'  (it was a long way down the 
menu).  I bit my tongue in the earlier discussion of application names.  I 
never has a problem with things called Kontact and it was easy to find.  I 
had further frustration trying to open a terminal, trying to open Kate, and 
so forth.  I haven't yet discovered how to get links to these application 
where I can see them, but maybe I still need to assimilate myself into KDE4 
culture and then all will become clear.  Advice is always welcome.  

Knee-jerk reaction: it looks like something designed by marketing people (not 
a constituency I hold in high regard) rather than experienced systems 
professionals.  I haven't seen anything yet that makes me go "wow!"  and at 
this rate, come April when Hardy comes out, I might just find myself going 
over to Gn*me!

Rosie


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