naming the next major release

[Matthias Klumpp]

2013/8/21 Martin Graesslin <mgraesslin at kde.org>:
> On Wednesday 21 August 2013 19:36:21 Daniel Nicoletti wrote:
>> [...]
>> Ok, then what am I doing wrong in calling my stuff KDE stuff?
>> http://manifesto.kde.org/benefits.html lists what I do on my
>> projects, I was arguing about Martin saying that I talk KDE as software
>> but KDE projects are mostly software no? This is too controversial,
>> I know the idea is the we KDE are a community, but it's a community
>> that have projects and software hence why am wrong in saying
>> KDE software? It's software made by KDE people.
> Look for example at your rant about switches. It's always saying "KDE 4.11",
> which is just wrong. That's what I meant. Just by scrolling down your blog I
> see two posts with "KDE 4.11" in the title. This is working against the
> rebranding. How are we supposed to have the media get it right, if even the
> developers continue to use the old wording.
It is simply convenient to use "KDE" meaning the Frameworks,
Plasma-Workspaces etc. Saying "KDE" is much easier than distinguishing
between the different parts, and it has been used like this for years.
But I assume that this will change with the availability of KF 5 etc.
As soon as the stuff is released at different times and in different
packages, people will adapt to it and use the "right" names. (e.g.
"New features in Plasma" or "API will be available in KDE-Frameworks
5.4", etc.)
IMHO saying that "my software is part of KDE" is still correct, since
KDE can mean the community as well in this context, in the same way
Firefox is part of (the) Mozilla.
(Project).
Cheers,
    Matthias