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I do hope KDE will keep working on Ubuntu? I have to use Ubuntu on some workstation, having KDE on it makes it reasonable (the default UI is an immediate dismis
by Aardwolf 13y ago
I do hope KDE will keep working on Ubuntu? I have to use Ubuntu on some workstation, having KDE on it makes it reasonable (the default UI is an immediate dismiss for me, I'm clearly not the target audience of that one).
To me Ubuntu is to other Linuxes, what Apple is to PC. The more closed, independent, "simple but beautiful" (noting that "simple" is not my own style and preference) variant.
- dkuntz2 13y agoI don't think that's a fair comparison. OS X doesn't rely on Windows developers to make it better, Ubuntu needs other developers from across the Linux community to get better. You can't really do "closed" Linux, because you (the closer) need everyone else. And, as seen with Intel's rejection of a mir patch, everyone else can shut you out.
- lmm 13y agoKDE has always been a second-class citizen on Ubuntu in terms of support, testing etc. (and this is Ubuntu policy - they provide a more streamlined linux and emphasise consistency over user choice. Thus any non-default desktop is less well supported than the default, and KDE's philosophy is particularly inimical to theirs). With Ubuntu moving to its own ubuntu-only display driver stack, it will be a lot more effort to support KDE on Ubuntu. If enough people care enough and step up to the plate then KDE will continue to work on Ubuntu, but I wouldn't count on that happening.
- ansgri 13y agoConcerning crappy Ubuntu UI, try Linux Mint. I prefer it to both Windows and OSX (best of both) after minimal customization, ie vertical maximize on title dblclick.