The "E" in "KDE" (more or less was: KDE RC Authority)

[David Faure]

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On Friday 05 July 2002 15:39, Piotr Szymanski wrote:
> Harri Porten (5/07/2002 15:24):
> > On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Rob Kaper wrote:
> > > You are either part of KDE (stick to the guidelines, follow and honour
> > > the release cycle, integrate and not duplicate) or you are third-party.
> > > Simple
> > I disagree *strongly*.
> Why? If someone violates the guidlines in 70% of his app even if it is a
> qt/kde based app then he will not be a part of kde. We need GUI consistency
> remember?

Yes, but there are also apps which obey to the guidelines etc., but which are
not of interest to everyone, and/or which might want to be released at times
independent from the rest of KDE (more often, or less often, or later...)
That's what kde extra gear is for.

Is KOffice third-party because it has a different release cycle?
Surely not.

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David FAURE, david at mandrakesoft.com, faure at kde.org
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