Kubuntu 8.04, KDE 3 and KDE 4 and LTS

[Derek Broughton]

O. Sinclair wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
>> Neil Winchurst wrote:
>> 
>>> I have been reading the emails about KDE4, and it must be one of the
>>> biggest threads ever on the list. My thoughts are that I will not
>>> consider KDE4 until it has had a lot more work on it. I am planning to
>>> install Hardy when it is ready, but only if I can have it with KDE3.5,
>>> otherwise I won't bother.
>> 
>> Same here.  I count 173 posts to the list in ~36 hours.
>>> So I fully agree with you. Your poll has started with a yes.
>> 
>> But that doesn't make any sense.  There's just no way to make a Kubuntu
>> 8.04 LTS with or without KDE 4.

> Why? As someone posted that is a Canonical decision

Because (a) KDE 4 isn't ready yet, and it seems too close to April for it to
_be_ ready; and (b) where would they get the developers to maintain KDE
3.5?

I suppose Mark Shuttleworth could just choose to spend his own money to hire
enough staff to work full-time keeping 3.5 working...
-- 
derek