KDE neon being marketed as a Distribution

[Paul Loughman]

In the beginning, and still stated on the KDE neon home page, KDE neon is not a distribution.

That said, so much of what is being reported in the news about KDE neon, refers to it as a distribution, and I don't see any efforts being made by the team to correct this. Why?

If it is now acknowledged by the team as a new Linux/KDE distribution, it should be boldly identified as such, and if it is not, it should be vigorously defended as being what it is, a rapidly updated software repository; not a KDE distribution.

KDE neon FAQ:


What is KDE neon?

KDE neon is a rapidly updated software repository. Most users will want to use the packages built from released software which will be available soon. KDE contributors and testers can use the packages built from KDE Git. It uses the foundation of the latest Ubuntu LTS (16.04).

Is this "the KDE distro"?

Nope. KDE believes it is important to work with many distributions, as each brings unique value and expertise for their respective users. This is one project out of hundreds from KDE.


And now this article, posted on KDE neon Facebook page:
http://www.cio.com/article/3161273/laptop-computers/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-slimbook-kde-laptop.html

I don't care if KDE neon is a 'rapidly updated software repository' or it's a new (KDE) Linux Distribution. What I do object to is it being identified as both, with no seeming effort being made by the KDE team to correct this 'dual identification'. Please be committed to one or the other. Don't be wishy-washy.

Thank you.
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Paul O. Loughman

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