I do not think this topic belongs on this list, but since you keep all going on about it, here is my 2 cents.
I agree completly with mdks policy not to put KDE3.0 in main distro. BUT I fail to understand why packages like KDE3 and moz 0.9.9 are not build for members of the mandrake club. This would convice many people to join the club. As you can read in the press, some people think mandrake begs for money because the club gives not enough extra's. I think I agree about the not enough extra's part. Texstars webpage offers much more to many people than mdk club and it is free. I would be willing to package for instance freetype2.0.9 and maybe other things for the mdk club. The packages do not need good QA at all because users will accept they are downloading unstable things. Look at the amount of downloads from texstars site. This would definatly convince more people to join the club and bring in the needed money. Danny On 13 Mar 2002, Liam R. E. Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2002-03-14 at 00:50, Luc Roseberry wrote: > > So, will I buy SuSE? Maybe just to have a look at KDE3. > > Would I buy Mandrake 8.2 with a choice of KDE3 and KDE2.2 (one or the > > other at install time but not both)? YES (even with KDE3rc2)! > > I think it is the same with gnome 2, and with mozilla 0,99 -- there will > always be things released just as the gold master CDs are being sent > for duplication. > > After installing Mandrake cooker last night from an ftp mirror, I can > say I think it's set for great reviews. > > As for installing after the fact - Software Manager generally makes this > easy, if you have enough bandwidth. > > Let's not be to down on people who have put a lot of work into making > a really good Linux distribution just because a new version of some > package is released at the last minute, too late for inclusion. > > Liam > >
