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22·3 months agoWhile input and feedback is good, there are ways of delivering it without making it demoralising.
It’s early days and WiP. Give them a chance.
@b100dian @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Here’s the thing: firstly, There are people who don’t know things you do. if you already knew about this, this post is not for you. It’s for the people who were not aware of the dangers of using Microsoft’s alternative.
Secondly: KDE is not a news agency. Their main mission is to inform, sometimes of stuff that is old, but persevering in time, and often their posts will not cover the headlines of the day. But that doesn’t matter, because they are not a news agency.
@greenman @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
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I am reading “I think Adobe products are better because I know how to use them.”
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There is no such thing as an “intuitive ui”, just one you have become used to. See 1.
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Can you back this up with some stats?
And that would be three things, hardly 300% more things.
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@greenman @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
But as far as I know you can.
* Bitmap design ✔️
* Vector design ✔️
* Layout ✔️
* Video editing ✔️
* Photo retouching ✔️
* Animation ✔️
* …Maybe you have info I am lacking. What 300% more tasks can you not do with FLOSS tools that you can with Adobe products?
Also, could you define “better”? In what way are they “better”? Because it is not in all ways, is it? The way they treat users is atrocious, so in that sense they are not “better”, right?
@greenman @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
That’s a nice round number. How did you get to it?
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Trying it out today, I had a flashback that reminded why I loved this player so much: when I pressed the “pause” button, instead of immediately cutting off, the track gradually faded into silence.
It was not the smorgasbord of features, but the small things like this that set Amarok head and shoulders above all other players. Can’t wait to see it brought up to speed again.
@aral @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Here, you dropped this…
Because, guess what? Plasma does not force you to use Firefox either.
@enigma @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
During the Clinton era Microsoft was a hair’s breadth away from being broken apart for all its anti-competitive monopolistic shenanigans – including the browser war thing that you mention.
But then Bush Junior got into power (I resist using the words “was elected”) and he swept all that away.
Maybe you should ask for your money back…
@torben @01adrianrdgz @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
They also copied the slogan for KDE Plasma 5 (“Simple by default, powerful when needed”) and used a thinly veiled variation to promote Windows 11.
https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
They were also notified and they again ignored the notification.
@torben @01adrianrdgz @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Interestingly related: when KDE devs complained to Microsoft that, due to the fact that name of their new product and similarity in functionality to KDE’s own Maui project
they were causing confusion and potentially violating KDE’s trademark, in the Microsoft forums KDE was told to sue them or f**k off.
KDE does not have much money, much less enough to embark in a costly legal battle with Microsoft with a doubtful outcome.
@01adrianrdgz @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
How can they ever be. one is greedy predatory megacorporation only motivated by power and money.
The other is a grassroots volunteer-powered association that explicitly advocates both in word and action improving the lot of fellow humans by giving control over technology to everybody.
They both produce software which is often functionally similar. A collision sooner or later is inevitable.
@01adrianrdgz @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Take it from an old-timer: Microsoft would crush KDE without a second thought if it ever grew beyond what they considered acceptable in the desktop/end user market share.
All the MS ❤️ Linux is at best for servers only, not anything that can benefit the common people. KDE aims for the common people.
At worst it is PR bullshit ( ⬅️ it’s this one).
@WebCoder49 @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
a) It is a story.
b) It portrays what Microsoft originally intended: to ship Recall switched on by default and the option to switch it off hidden deep in the settings. They only backed down when it blew up in their faces.
c) If you believe they will not try again, I have a nice bridge on sale you may be interested in.