kdeprint in kde 4

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 04 March 2009 17:52:46 James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Wednesday 04 March 2009 01:46:10 Rick Miles wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>
> >> I get the impression allot of things were expendible for the sake of
> >> competitive eye candy.  I used both kooka and kpdf all the time and
> >> they're down the third tube on the left also.  I'll grant there are some
> >> welcome improvements under the hood but what about useability? Seems
> >> they left arts in, probably a trade off, arts or kdeprint which one
> >> should we keep.
> >
> > FUD
>
> Why shouldn't we listen to the complaints of users?
>
Who said we shouldn't?  But I'm sick of hearing the same old ill-researched 
rubbish like this.

> >> That's probably not fair but I couldn't help myself
> >
> > You can always help yourself.
>
> This is a software project, not a cult.  Users should not be expected to
> "help themselves".  

Maybe there is a difference of understanding an expression.  "but I couldn't 
help myself" is frequently used as an excuse - meaning I couldn't help saying 
what I did.  That is how I read it, and how I answered it.  We  are 
responsible for our own actions.

> They should not carp about things, they should not
> be insulting, etc..  But, RM simply expressed his opinion and it is a
> valid one.
>
> There does seem to be a problem here.  How can we change the culture of
> the KDE project so that it is directed towards the needs of the users?

By sensible reporting of problems, not by endless defeatest crap.

Anne
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