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System 76's COSMIC Desktop becomes the first major DE to take a stand against AI with new policy that rejects AI/LLM contributions (github.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/linux@programming.dev

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Fingers crossed Gnome follows suit! :)

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[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I don't begrudge Cosmic or anything, it's just not what I want. I'm glad it exists.

KDE 4 was the TRULY bad release, if I recall correctly. It was a massive change from 3 and reduction in features and stability. I actually noped back over to Windows for a while as a result. I remember 5 being a welcome return to form comparatively.

EDIT: From the wikipedia Article on KDE4, oof:

KDE 4.0 was released in January 2008. Linux.com described the reaction from users as a "revolt", writing that the backlash KDE 4.0 received was on a scale that was unprecedented for a FOSS project. Although it was a developer's release, several distributions made the KDE 4.0 desktop environment available to their users without specifying that it was an experimental option. openSUSE released a more polished KDE 4 option while other distributions "released packages that simply [didn't] work," according to project leader Aaron Seigo. As a result, many users complained about the loss of features and stability. A number of KDE developers, including project leader Aaron Seigo, were targeted for abuse by outlets like Linux Hater's Blog. Several KDE developers stepped back from the public scrutiny.[36]

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

In my experience, much of KDE 5 was rather unstable and buggy too, which caused me to stick with Cinnamon for many years. I feel like only the tail end of 5 was mostly stable, and KDE 6 became stable fairly quickly.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The reaction to KDE4 was overblown. Some cavedwellers with access to internet and too much free time shit on it constantly, just like the anti-systemd crowd, but I used KDE4 throughout its lifetime and still use KDE (6 now).

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I've always loved KDE, and I'm using it right now, but pretending 4 was good is just foolish. It was freaking slow and buggy. It actually made me switch to GNOME and then Cinnamon for a while.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago

Yes, insult the other person because you disagree, that'll be a nice interaction.