Re: kde4 status?

[Josh Boyer <jwboyer jdub homelinux org>]

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:29:39 -0500
Rex Dieter <rdieter math unl edu> wrote:

> Josh Boyer wrote:
> 
> 
> > Forgive my ignorance on the subject, but is "kde4 desktop" different
> > from "kde4 runtime"?
> 
> Yes.  My loose definitions:
> "kde4 runtime": infrastructure (libs, resources) required to
> develop/run kde4 apps.
> 
> "kde4 desktop": kde4's kdm (login manager), kwin (window manager),
> etc...

Ah, ok.

> To simplify, the 2 scenarios for f8 to include:
> * (more likely) Like f7, kde3 desktop + kde4 runtime

Ok.

> * kde4 desktop + kde3 runtime
> ok, or 3rd icky option:
> * kde4 runtime not ready and not included(1).
> 
> (1) at ship date, doesn't preclude adding it afterward (just like any
> other "new package").

I believe you've said before that if KDE4 desktop is not ready by F8,
it will not replace KDE3 desktop mid-release.  Is that still accurate?
(I hope so).

josh