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KDE 4 problems highlight shift from community users to consumers
07-16-2008 11:00 AM
The reasons for the user revolt against KDE 4, which we reported on yesterday, are still being sorted out. They appear to be a complex mixture that includes the assumptions that KDE used in its planning, the rush by distributions to include a release that was not ready for general use, and sensationalism in free software blogs and journalism. One reason that has yet to be discussed is one of the potentially most significant -- the apparent shift in the FOSS user base. Judging from the quickness and thoroughness with which KDE 4 was rejected, the audience for free software seems to have shifted from a small group of knowledgeable users that treasures innovation to a larger one that values convention and familiarity and is actively suspicious of change.



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NEPOMUKSERVICESTU(8)						 KDE User's Manual					      NEPOMUKSERVICESTU(8)

NAME

       nepomukservicestub - KDE wrapper around Nepomuk service plugins.

SYNOPSIS

       nepomukservicestub [--help] [Generic options] [Qt(TM)-options] [KDE-options] {servicename}

DESCRIPTION

       nepomukservicestub runs a Nepomuk service plugin in its own process.

       It is used by nepomukserver to run all configured Nepomuk services.

GENERIC OPTIONS

       --author
	   Show author information.

       --help
	   Show help about options.

       --help-all
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       --help-kde
	   Show KDE specific options.

       --help-qt
	   Show Qt(TM) specific options.

       --license
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APPLICATION OPTIONS

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	   The name of the service plugin to run

SEE ALSO

       nepomukserver(8)

BUGS

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AUTHOR

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	   Author.

NOTES

	1. bugs.kde.org
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