From: Indi <thebeelzebubtrigger@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How's the openrc update going for everyone?
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:34:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110511163401.GA7563@gaurahari> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gRjZr-22L-79@gated-at.bofh.it>
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 06:00:05PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> Apparently, though unproven, at 17:06 on Wednesday 11 May 2011, Indi did opine
> thusly:
>
> > I still don't understand why the kde folks went from something that
> > worked extremely well to their current state. Baffling.
>
> Why did the devs switch? Market pressures really. If you don't spot emerging
> trends and follow them early, you run the risk of becoming redundant very
> quickly. Ask Microsoft, they know all about this.
>
> They went from the undisputed behemoth market leader to staring the very real
> threat of total obsolescence in three very short years.
>
> KDE devs decided to take the risk and make the jump ahead of the curve.
>
So the answer is "prophylactic self-destruction"?
***ducks***
I kid, forgive me... :)
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2011-05-11 16:34 ` Indi [this message]
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2011-05-12 12:31 ` [gentoo-user] Re: How's the openrc update going for everyone? Indi
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2011-05-12 14:00 ` Indi
2011-05-12 14:23 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-05-12 14:33 ` Dale
2011-05-12 22:19 ` walt
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2011-05-12 14:51 ` Indi
2011-05-13 8:36 ` Neil Bothwick
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2011-05-12 22:44 ` Indi
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2011-05-12 22:46 ` Indi
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2011-05-12 21:19 ` Indi
2011-05-12 21:37 ` Alan McKinnon
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2011-05-12 15:06 ` Indi
2011-05-12 15:15 ` Dale
2011-05-12 20:55 ` Alan McKinnon
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2011-05-12 22:52 ` Indi
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2011-05-13 10:41 ` Indi
2011-05-13 11:33 ` Dale
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2011-05-11 15:06 ` Indi
2011-05-11 15:45 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-05-11 16:38 ` BRM
2011-05-12 0:40 ` Walter Dnes
2011-05-12 11:13 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-05-12 11:56 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-12 12:54 ` Dale
2011-05-12 13:25 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-05-12 13:46 ` Dale
2011-05-12 14:18 ` JDM
2011-05-12 14:21 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-12 14:38 ` Dale
2011-05-12 21:17 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-05-12 21:44 ` Dale
2011-05-13 5:30 ` pk
2011-05-13 8:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-13 14:19 ` BRM
2011-05-14 7:39 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-17 11:55 ` BRM
2011-05-13 8:16 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-16 10:59 ` Tanstaafl
2011-05-12 15:21 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-12 14:19 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-13 17:57 ` Walter Dnes
2011-05-13 19:50 ` Mick
2011-05-13 20:08 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-05-13 22:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-10 21:55 [gentoo-user] " Dale
2011-05-10 22:41 ` Alex Schuster
2011-05-10 23:10 ` Dale
2011-05-10 23:38 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-10 23:50 ` Dale
2011-05-11 11:23 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-05-11 12:16 ` Marius Vaitiekunas
2011-05-11 12:33 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-05-11 14:00 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-11 16:37 ` William Hubbs
2011-05-11 12:33 ` Dale
2011-05-11 12:53 ` Marius Vaitiekunas
2011-05-11 13:22 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-05-11 13:40 ` Dale
2011-05-11 14:45 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-05-11 15:42 ` Dale
2011-05-11 15:53 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-05-11 16:02 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2011-05-11 16:54 ` Dale
2011-05-11 21:02 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-11 22:51 ` Dale
2011-05-12 2:50 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-12 9:21 ` Dale
2011-05-12 12:00 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-12 12:58 ` Dale
2011-05-11 21:14 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-11 23:31 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-05-12 2:53 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-12 17:06 ` Stroller
2011-05-12 17:20 ` Dale
2011-05-12 20:24 ` Mick
2011-05-12 21:42 ` Stroller
2011-05-12 22:57 ` Dale
2011-05-13 12:40 ` Stroller
2011-05-13 13:26 ` Dale
2011-05-13 19:27 ` Mick
2011-05-13 22:56 ` William Hubbs
2011-05-14 15:55 ` Stroller
2011-05-12 19:41 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-05-12 21:48 ` Stroller
2011-05-13 19:32 ` Mick
2011-05-14 16:01 ` Stroller
2011-05-12 20:16 ` che
2011-05-11 14:52 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-05-11 13:22 ` Philip Webb
2011-05-11 13:45 ` Dale
2011-05-11 14:43 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-05-12 8:33 ` Mick
2011-05-11 6:42 ` [gentoo-user] " Philip Webb
2011-05-11 6:55 ` Dale
2011-05-11 9:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-11 9:55 ` Dale
2011-05-11 10:10 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-05-11 21:32 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2011-05-12 4:21 ` James Wall
2011-05-12 9:24 ` Dale
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