9.04: is KDE 4.2 ever making it to 8.10?

[Billie Erin Walsh]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
>
>   
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>     
>>> Far more interesting is the question of whether 9.04 is ever going to
>>> have 4.2 - it's supposed to, but I'm not sure it'll make it in the end.
>>>       
>> The answer is "Yes".
>>
>> <quote from kde.org>
>>
>> *KDE 4.2.0 released <http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.2/index.php>*
>> On 27th January 2009, KDE 4.2.0 was released by the KDE community. KDE
>> 4.2 is the next major release in the KDE 4 series.
>>
>> <unquote>
>>     
>
> That is, as it says, a quote from KDE.org, and completely unrelated to what 
> Kubuntu is doing.
>
>   
>> <quote from kubuntu.com"
>>
>>     KDE 4.2 Released <http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2>
>>
>> Submitted on Tue, 2009-01-27
>>
>> KDE 4.2 has been released. Users of our development Jaunty version can
>> do a full upgrade to get the latest packages. Packages for 8.10
>> (Intrepid) are in the kubuntu-experimental PPA.
>>
>> <unquote>
>>
>> Why they put the new KDE in PPA is beyond me but they did. Just because
>> it's there instead of somewhere else doesn't mean it's not going to
>> "make it to 8.10". 
>>     
>
> Yes, it does.  It's in the PPA _specifically_ because it will NEVER be part 
> of an official 8.10 release.  That's what PPAs are for.
>   

I'm no expert, but someone else already pointed out that by Ubuntu 
policy 4.2 cannot be the "official" KDE in Kubuntu 8.10. The "official" 
KDE in 8.10 is now, and forever will be, 4.1.x.

>   
>> It _IS_ the KDE 4.2 release that's there. It's not a
>> beta or an rc.
>>     
>
> LOL.  Like 4.1 wasn't....
>   

4.0 was in fact more like a beta or possibly an "rc" rushed to "release" 
because of some major distro's update schedule. I think most people 
agree with that opinion. Now I'm no power user but 4.1 seemed to me to 
be "ok", not great, just "ok". I've only had 4.2 for a couple days now 
but so far it's doing well. I like a _LOT_ of the stuff better than 4.1. 
So far it seems to be complete from/for my use. Is it "great"? Ask me 
again about the release time for 9.10. Of course by then it will be 
9.04/KDE 4.2 and not 8.10/KDE 4.2. I'd be willing to bet that by 4.5.x 
it will be great. At least they about all the bugs out of three by then.

>   
>> KDE 4.2 is the default in 9.04.
>>     
>
> But is it?  Are you promising me that huge and significant parts of the KDE 
> arsenal won't still be at 4.1 (or worse)?  As kde-pim was not at 4.1 when 
> 8.10 was released?  I doubt you can make that promise.

I'm not on the team and I'm not in charge. I can't even "promise" there 
will be a Kubuntu 9.04 release. BUT, I'll tell you what. I'll bet you a 
buck that KDE 4.2 is the default in 9.04.