Re: [Staffslug] Odd happenings with Ubuntu 8.04
On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 04:02:34PM +0100, Kevanf1 wrote:
Shades of 7.10 with that one Chris :-( Well, I'm not happy
obviously
but I am glad that it's not just me. For an LTS release this is not
good, not good at all. I had to raise my eyebrows - as have a lot in
the Linux community from what I have read - at the default inclusion
of Firefox 3 while it's still in Beta. Nice enough browser but it is
slightly flaky. Yet they wouldn't include KDE4 in the Kubuntu
release..
They can't win. They get slated for putting late-beta code in (firefox 3)
get they get criticised when they (allegedly) dont include an _entire_
_desktop_ which is nowhere near finished, with many apps unported.
KDE4 is of course in the repo, and there is a KDE4 Ubuntu CD which you can
get from shipit (I have some).
In addition if you prefer Firefox 2 you can install that on Hardy, and
switch to FF3 when it/you are ready.
What would you do? Release Hardy with firefox 2 that would have no support
from Mozilla in a year or so, meaning Canonical would have to maintain it
themselves?
Perhaps include KDE4 (which most definitely _isn't_ ready), when AIUI
Canonical have _one_ emloyee who deals with KDE for Ubuntu?
Cheers,
Al.