<div dir="ltr">I think we're all in agreement that Fedora (and other distros) should treat Gnome and KDE the same and let the users decide. I don't completely agree that KDE is over-complicated due to dogma. I, like a lot of people I know, don't want to install a crap-ton of GTK+ packages to run Gnome Apps anymore than Gnome users don't want to install a ton of KDE libraries to run KDE apps. Personally, I've found the KDE apps to be more stable and more user-friendly. Gnome does nothing but change for the sake of change, not for any sort of 'evolutionary' reason. That's a dogma I can't stand. Gnome is not friendly enough for new linux users, nor for those who come from the Windows world (like my parents). Not to mention, several of the Gnome maintainers are rude, patronising gits who think they know what's best for us. If I wanted that attitude, I'd have stuck with Apple or Microsoft.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Timothy Murphy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gayleard@eircom.net" target="_blank">gayleard@eircom.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Kevin Kofler wrote:<br>
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> in recent times, I have been increasingly unable and unwilling to<br>
> adequately (co)maintain the huge set of packages known as the KDE Software<br>
> Compilation (i.e., the union of the KDE Plasma Workspaces, KDE Frameworks<br>
> and KDE Applications release sets), which I will refer to as "KDE SC" in<br>
> this mail.<br>
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Dear Kevin,<br>
<br>
I was very sorry to read of your resignation.<br>
You are one of a handful of people who I have found endlessly helpful<br>
with my semi-ignorant queries, and those of others like me.<br>
<br>
I have often wondered how you managed to find time to deal with<br>
the vast array of KDE applications you seemed to make your own.<br>
<br>
In my view, KDE has become seriously over-complicated,<br>
partly because of the dogma that everything under the sun<br>
must have a KDE version.<br>
<br>
I also share your view that Fedora should treat KDE and Gnome<br>
on an equal footing, and let Fedora users decide which they prefer.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Timothy Murphy<br>
gayleard /at/ <a href="http://eircom.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">eircom.net</a><br>
School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin<br>
<br>
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