tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post4590408994393347148..comments2012-07-19T18:16:11.736+02:00Comments on ppenz: Dolphin 2.1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339806249189186547noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-62758059025103548862012-07-18T12:50:43.315+02:002012-07-18T12:50:43.315+02:00I just wonder if you are willing to expand on your...I just wonder if you are willing to expand on your comments about QtQuick and all the effort that would be required to move Dolphin that way. To a C++ developer it seems to me that all this effort is to little end effect. Rather Qt widgets should be updated to include animation effects and QtQuick should be replaced with an XML positional file like Win 8 Metro is developing for C++.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-28782190631093108672012-07-17T21:07:03.828+02:002012-07-17T21:07:03.828+02:00I can understand why some users will not like KDE,...I can understand why some users will not like KDE, but KDE 4 is the best desktop environment I've used by far since it is one of the most customizable DEs I've ever seen. However I do acknowledge that there are areas where KDE is lagging- akonadi and nepomuk, for instance. I wish to thank Peter for his contributions to KDE and wish him luck in his future endeavors and I hope that he returns to KDE some day. As for me, I wish ATI's catalyst was more stable since it prevents me from enjoying KDE to the fullest :)Sudarshan Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-29890725468010645622012-07-17T08:56:23.488+02:002012-07-17T08:56:23.488+02:00Thanks for your contribution, I love dolphin soooo...Thanks for your contribution, I love dolphin soooooo much.Makkusuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219539642182349556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-78608533410255868962012-07-09T16:05:21.824+02:002012-07-09T16:05:21.824+02:00Sad story,
the main developer of the very good fil...Sad story,<br />the main developer of the very good file manager of one of the main open source DEs is going to the closest software on the closest hardware on the earth... wowIgliohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-59343599893747375322012-07-05T10:53:55.796+02:002012-07-05T10:53:55.796+02:00I believe KDE is a clear example of a project that...I believe KDE is a clear example of a project that starts with a clear aim but then progressively digresses over time. Then, when people point out obvious misses/gaps, developers quickly tend to say "well, join and fix it yourself", or "this is open source, people do it as a hobby and work on what they like".<br /><br />In my opinion, as a KDE user and fan myself, a project must have goals that are both challenging, but most importantly, achievable and reasonable, specially in an environment as complex as open source. Therefore, I believe all of the KDE community should have a single goal: to build a desktop manager that provides a free and viable alternative to closed and paid options in the market.<br /><br />If that is the goal, then the project needs to acknowledge that and work towards achieving it, as opposed to adding features for the sake of it or stretching way beyond what current resources allow. The KDE project scope should be drastically reduced and efforts should concentrate on doing a few things very well. It is ridiculous to want to offer Windows support,for example, or the semantic desktop, when both the technology and the resources are not available for such a complex implementation. The inevitable end result is a product that delivers well below expectations, albeit incorporating all kinds of bells and whistles lots of users don't even care about.<br /><br />So yeah, my recommendation would be to reduce the project scope, concentrate on getting the important foundations down and then, only if possible, stretch beyond that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251132358471777908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-61206238155507370382012-07-05T02:29:07.355+02:002012-07-05T02:29:07.355+02:00I dual boot daily with win7 and its file manager d...I dual boot daily with win7 and its file manager drives me crazy.<br />I miss my dolphin so much<br />We miss a great developer and a kind person here , sad day<br />Thanks for all ,Peter.mangusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-48366640133118665752012-07-02T12:44:13.473+02:002012-07-02T12:44:13.473+02:00Thanks for Dolphin! As a counterexample to some of...Thanks for Dolphin! As a counterexample to some of the complainers, I rarely used Dolphin and stuck to the command line <i>until Nepomuk started working well for me</i>, around 4.7 and better still in 4.8!. Now I use Dolphin a lot to find files by content, and the sidebar of metadata is often extremely useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-13713317089055723262012-06-30T16:29:45.598+02:002012-06-30T16:29:45.598+02:00Peter, many many thanks for what you have done unt...Peter, many many thanks for what you have done untill today!!!!!<br /><br />but, i really hope you'll go on to contribute to kde: there are so many fixes to do!<br /><br />if you don't know what to do now, here there are some suggestions:<br />https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280827<br /><br />https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226775<br /><br />https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97942Paolo Milaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-73160143230971538482012-06-29T14:24:56.274+02:002012-06-29T14:24:56.274+02:00thunderbirds gift
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Peter, your contribution ...What a sad day for KDE! <br />Peter, your contribution to KDE is invaluable. Not only is Dolphin the best file manager I ever used, your way of working, embracing community feedback and introducing innovations can and should be considered exemplary as well. I'm really unhappy to see you leave KDE. I hope you come back, perhaps with a different project, to improve KDE as you did with Dolphin! Good luck!scroogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742347403285005875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-1985846782627419622012-06-29T07:48:59.419+02:002012-06-29T07:48:59.419+02:00Very sad indeed! Peter all the very best to you a...Very sad indeed! Peter all the very best to you and I wish you success in anything you now take on.<br /><br />Thank you for your excellent contribution to KDE.<br /><br />I hope to see you back in the KDE community one day or at least the Linux Community. I still believe it is a great environment albeit a messy one at the moment. If KDE is driving you nuts and Gnome likewise why not take a look at something like Enlightenment which is really quite a refreshing change. I use KDE every day myself but I do find myself continually trying Enlightenment as it is different and very fast and light on its feet.<br /><br />No matter what your choice, all the best and thanks immensely.<br /><br />...Phil - Perth, Western AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-45574545651094771162012-06-29T05:29:19.742+02:002012-06-29T05:29:19.742+02:00The best file manager i have ever used. This would...The best file manager i have ever used. This would be one of the bad thing happend to kde community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-53622984679473624722012-06-28T20:02:17.665+02:002012-06-28T20:02:17.665+02:00Peter, thank you very much.
شكرا جزيلا على جهودك.Peter, thank you very much.<br />شكرا جزيلا على جهودك.Zayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014505666320081449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-29929562169373071552012-06-28T18:43:41.289+02:002012-06-28T18:43:41.289+02:00Dolphin is easily the best file manager I have use...Dolphin is easily the best file manager I have used. I love how it blends the strengths of a Commander Clone with a more contemporary file manager. I love how you've brought such simplicity and power together. It is one of the highlights of KDE, and I love showing it off to my friends. It's way up there with Gwenview.Stefan Bullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134800351463870320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-63759619859129463162012-06-28T17:25:57.079+02:002012-06-28T17:25:57.079+02:00i'am <3 dolphin <3i'am <3 dolphin <3truko22https://www.blogger.com/profile/10808223943355369526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-16401739447166684042012-06-28T13:34:02.958+02:002012-06-28T13:34:02.958+02:00Thx for Dolphin, to me one of the best pieces of K...Thx for Dolphin, to me one of the best pieces of KDE.<br /><br />Since I'm thinking about getting involved into developing KDE, it would be great in case you could be more epecific about the parts of KDE that in your opinion need the most attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-42825611106919889772012-06-28T10:38:11.766+02:002012-06-28T10:38:11.766+02:00Thanks for the job of Dolphin.It's a good app ...Thanks for the job of Dolphin.It's a good app of KDE.<br />This is my views.KDE is a bit complicated than before.But it is now improved on some hardware feature (like OSD).brad112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-75054047645838812412012-06-28T04:45:52.211+02:002012-06-28T04:45:52.211+02:00Thank you for all your work! I love KDE!Thank you for all your work! I love KDE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-9360147453777733872012-06-28T04:45:10.640+02:002012-06-28T04:45:10.640+02:00Thank you for all your work! I love KDE!Thank you for all your work! I love KDE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-83315718273440377172012-06-27T23:26:35.272+02:002012-06-27T23:26:35.272+02:00It is sad to see you go, Peter. Thanks for all you...It is sad to see you go, Peter. Thanks for all your effort into Dolphin.<br /><br />In all honesty (and I really do not mean it in a hostile way): One reason you give for leaving KDE – KDE needs corporate involvement – makes no sense and it is actually wrong.<br />You write this in a time shortly after Blue Systems picked up Kubuntu and hired a bunch on KDE developers.<br />You also write that back-end services are something hired developers should do. You cite chat clients as one example where GNOME supposedly does better. Have you seen KDE Telepathy? It uses the same stack GNOME's Empathy uses – developed by Collabora. Zeitgeist (incl. the Qt integration library QZeitgeist) is also developed by Collabora. KDE's PIM stack is developed by KDAB and Kolab Systems. Considering that the PIM stack is a regular target for attacks, the fact alone that it is developed mostly by paid developers contradicts your claim (personally I don't have any problems with Akonadi from SC 4.8).<br /><br />If you think modernization of Dolphin is too time consuming for a spare time developer, I wonder if you ever considered applying for a job that allows you to work on Dolphin. The openSUSE Boosters team had an open position (now filled with a KDE developer), Blue Systems seems to be another option.<br /><br />That said, I can understand when someone throws the towel. I did it recently myself in another case. I feel great, even though not all people support my decision.<br />So I wish you all the best. Thanks for Dolphin and if you come back, you'll be welcome.KAMiKAZOWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585675027914850691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-21311403464760685232012-06-27T22:31:40.291+02:002012-06-27T22:31:40.291+02:00Peter, thanks for dolphin, it's a darn good fi...Peter, thanks for dolphin, it's a darn good file manager. Your departure will be a huge loss for KDE.<br /><br />I am in the same boat as a user of KDE. It's getting more and more frustrating to stick with it. There are things I really love about it, but at the same time I feel like it works against me in some areas. Namely, the constant regressions and "WTFs." Every release of KDE will have a WTF, it's a given.<br /><br />Now they're talking about "porting" apps to QtQuick. This makes me wonder, why they have to be ported at all. Is the code so brittle that swapping out a UI layer requires a "port"? This is worrisome to me.<br /><br />Something is rotten in the house of KDE. I have this feeling that something is fundamentally broken with KDE from an organizational standpoint. How do some features like nepomuk, akonadai and activities even see the light of day?<br /><br />Are these the best things to be devoting resources to, when you have a hard enough time providing a stable desktop environment? These are all features that you have to literally EXPLAIN to users why they're supposedly useful. That should be huge red flag right there. No one asked for these features, and AFAIK no one wants them, yet its a huge amount of overhead in terms of complexity and maintenance. <br /><br />Someone within KDE needs to take a step back and look at the big picture. Then be willing admit failure in a few areas (activities, nepomuk, akonadia, etc). It's time to face up to reality (regardless of what Mr. Seigo says) Drop the "pie in the sky" stuff, start trimming the fat to salvage what is left of KDE, or it's done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-13863378911747055112012-06-27T21:56:36.107+02:002012-06-27T21:56:36.107+02:00Thanks for all your great work Peter! I deeply dis...Thanks for all your great work Peter! I deeply disagree with your reasoning though, and I would prefer you did not take this opportunity to put more burden and negativity on the nepomuk+akonadi+kdepim team. They have been understaffed and things have taken too long, but the state has improved tremendously the last year. Really cannot see what grievance you may have with digikam or amarok (memory consumption of amarok is the only thing that comes to my mind, but an extra gig ram costs nothing compared to price premium of Apple offerings). Digikam is just the best digital photoalbum on any platform.Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524571029406464571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-72503842986890116342012-06-27T21:54:06.443+02:002012-06-27T21:54:06.443+02:00dolphin = brilliant, one of the reasons I use KDE....dolphin = brilliant, one of the reasons I use KDE.<br /><br />For me I would say thanks for your involvement. I know that work for charitable cause makes you feel good in yourself but in the end it it is largely ignored; it is only when you leave that the tributes rain in and you feel like it was all worthwhile, a real pity because by then it is too late.<br /><br />After 6 years of tireless work you deserve a rest and I mean that with absolutely no irony, you really do.<br /><br />All the bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-70665975254539133142012-06-27T19:54:31.112+02:002012-06-27T19:54:31.112+02:00Thanks for all your great work. Dolphin is a very ...Thanks for all your great work. Dolphin is a very good file manager and I liked the usage while I was useing openSUSE some time ago.<br /><br />Well, I understand your frustration and even I understand the fact due to manpower problems. Actually I'm stuck personally with Windows, just because of missing features under Linux at my Notebook (Optimus, Multimedia Keys and so on), but I always have a DualBoot setup.<br /><br />Anyway, I have to say I'm really nosy ... which way do you go now? Do you still useing Linux? What will your next step will be programming wise?<br /><br />At least, I have to say "Thank you" for your great work at / with Dolphin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591179528445148028.post-11717726167261224302012-06-27T19:20:31.882+02:002012-06-27T19:20:31.882+02:00Sad news, Peter.
Thank you very much for all your...Sad news, Peter. <br />Thank you very much for all your work for the KDE community. Dolphin is an outstanding application.<br />I hope to see you coming back some day. All the best<br />ThomasThomas Thym (ungethym)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09116807907551355761noreply@blogger.com