2009 introspective

[Robert Knight]

> I'm putting together a "where are we now, where are we going" snapshot of as
> many of the "big pieces" in KDE 4 as possible

Apologies if you answered this already and I missed it - Is this
intended to be only about the libraries that make up KDE or a general
picture of where KDE as a desktop is and where it is going?
Is this something you will be pitching at developers or users?

Great though our code might be, I do think that when asked about
achievements and goals the answer is too much about the code
and 'shiny stuff under the bonnet for developers' and not enough about
what the user can see and will see.  One thing I will say

Regards,
Robert.

2009/5/5 Peter Penz <peter.penz at gmx.at>:
> Hi,
>
> Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
>> Hi...
>>
>> I'm putting together a "where are we now, where are we going" snapshot of
>> as many of the "big pieces" in KDE 4 as possible, and I'd like some input
>> from you on Dolphin and Konqueror.
>
> I'll try to give an overview from a Dolphin and Dolphin KPart point of view:
>
>> What have been the defining achievements in the last year?
>
> * Improved parity of the Dolphin KPart with the functionality
>  offered in KDE3 Konqueror.
> * Performance improvements (previews, ...)
> * Basic integration of Nepomuk to show meta data.
>
>> What are the main focus points and or goals for the project in 2009?
>
> * Parity of the Dolphin KPart with the functionality
>  offered in KDE3 Konqueror (partly improved for KDE 4.3 already).
>
> * Improved search support by using Nepomuk (partly done for KDE 4.3 already).
>
> * Improved management of meta data (-> Nepomuk coding sprint in June).
>
> * Generic source control support (CVS, SVN, Git). Currently it is only
>  possible to add service menus, but the current state of files is not
>  reflected by the icons. Planned for KDE 4.4.
>
>> What are the major pain points in your project right now?
>
> * No real pain points there. Generally the progress is slower than
>  I'd like to have it due to my limited time I can spend with Dolphin.
>
>> Outside of the core libs (kdecore, kdeui, kio, kfile) what are the most
>> critical pieces of KDE technologies that your project is relying on?
>
> * Nepomuk
> * libkonq
>
> I hope this information is sufficient, otherwise please don't hesitate to contact me directly.
>
> Thanks!
> Peter
>
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