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Has KDE even been relevant since the debacle that was KDE4? The few distros that still have it as a default seem like a much smaller fraction of the market than
by TillE 13y ago
Has KDE even been relevant since the debacle that was KDE4? The few distros that still have it as a default seem like a much smaller fraction of the market than they've ever been. I try it again every year or so, and while the bugs have mostly cleared up, it no longer does what I want.
KDE3 did a really good job of feeling more or less like WinXP, with some cool WM features (little things like snapping a window to the edge of the screen, or being able to make it stay on top of other windows). I loved it. KDE4 is doing its own thing, and not particularly well.
Used to love Amarok too, which got ruined in the transition to Qt4, losing tons of features. Things might be better now, but we're talking about years spent in an awful transitional period. It's a huge self-inflicted wound for KDE.
- gtaylor 13y agoKDE4 had a rough launch, but the later versions are actually really good. Resource usage is down, it's an order of magnitude faster, and it's just an overall much better situation. Looking forward to see KDE5 once it's released/stable.