[kde-solaris] KDE on Solaris Companion CD

[Eric Boutilier]

On Feb 18, Eva Brucherseifer wrote:
> Would it be possible that Sun provides official KDE packages on ftp.kde.org?

Hi Eva,

The fact that GNOME is already the official DE project for Sun;
and that there are many many worthy projects around Sun these
days competing for resources, I'm afraid I could not get support
from management to fund an official Sun-provided KDE (other than
the one we provide on the Companion CD of course).

Regards,
Eric


On Feb 18, Eva Brucherseifer wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 February 2003 14:31, Eric Boutilier wrote:
> > Today, Ian Collins wrote:
> > > Eric Boutilier wrote:
> > > >Hi.
> > > >
> > > >We're looking for feedback regarding the usefulness of having KDE
> > > >available on the Solaris Companion CD (available for download
> > > >here: sun.com/solaris/freeware).
> > > >
> > > >Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide.
> > > >
> > > >Eric
> > >
> > > I've been using it since you posted it, no problems and a worthwhile
> > > addition to the CD.
> > >
> > > Are you doing an update for 3.1?
> >
> > Yes, it will get delivered as part of the Solaris 9 update that
> > will start shipping in the fall, but we plan to have it available
> > for download from the Companion CD web site a few months before that.
>
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> I appreciate it very much, that Sun is going to provide better support for
> KDE. It would be great if this leads to more recent packages and security
> updates. So far I never used the Companion CD because the packages are simply
> outdated. Please be also aware of the fact that the version Sun is shipping
> on the current Companion CD has some serious security problems which are
> well-known since december 2002.
>
> Would it be possible that Sun provides official KDE packages on ftp.kde.org?
> The kde project closely works together with several distributors in order to
> prepare binary packages between the release of the source code and the
> official announcement (usually 1-2 weeks). There is a special non-public
> mailinglist which is used for internal coordination.
>
> Greetings,
> eva
>
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > >
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