Xfce 4.4BETA1

[SJM Arts]

----- Original Message -----
From: SJM Arts <Stephan.Arts at hva.nl>
Date: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:42 pm
Subject: Re: Xfce 4.4BETA1
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robin Haswell <rob at digital-crocus.com>
> Date: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:11 pm
> Subject: Re: Xfce 4.4BETA1
> > Sorry, instead of 4.4 I meant "latest SVN" - 4.3, or whatever 
> that 
> > is. 
> > Anyway, I don't know what you want from XFCE but if you want it 
> to 
> > be 
> > more popular you should consider Ubuntu as "maybe a bit more 
> > relevant 
> > than irrelevant", as XFCE is perfectly poised in Ubuntuland with 
> > Xubuntu. Semi-geeks who want Linux that "just works" without 
> being 
> > patronised by GNOME or brain-fried by KDE are the perfect 
> audience 
> > for 
> > an XFCE desktop - and Ubuntu has shedloads of them.
> > 
> > -Rob
> > 
> > sofar wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:29:49 +0000, Robin Haswell <rob at digital-
> > crocus.com> wrote:
> > >> I take it XFCE4.4 is aiming for an Ubuntu Dapper release? 
> Dapper 
> > is 
> > >> running with 4.4 at the moment so I think they're going to 
> > "stableize" 
> > >> whatever state 4.4 is at during the freeze anyway.
> > > 
> > > Xfce doesn't aim for anyone or any distro except Xfce itself. 
> > > 
> > > Dapper cannot have 4.4 since 4.4 does not exist as such yet 
> > either. Ubuntu is nice but irrelevan (as is any distro) to Xfce.
> > > 
> > > Auke
> > > 
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> 
> I dont want to sound bashing, but i think you must consider the 
> idea that the developers of xfce make xfce because that is what 
> they like todo.
> 
> That people use the software, and like to use it, 
> that is a rewarding side-effect.
> 
> As such, rushing into release for any reason other than the 
> state of the software is irrelevant.
> 
> (any devs like to comment on this, please do)
> 
> Stephan
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well, the side-effect stuff is not really how i ment it...

sorry, perhaps someone else can come up with better words
for it.

Stephan