future of Kubuntu?

[GreyGeek]

I love my System76 box

VINNY

My son loves his as well!

[TWPonKubuntu]

GreyGeek, Ok, I understand what you meant. Since we can always install what we want from the repositories (assuming one has a minimum of 'net skill), we are ok at ~1GB. I do note that I can no longer burn the newer ISO's due to their being just slightly too big (1.17GB). But a USB install works, even on my older Dell Latitude D820...

[GreyGeek]

GreyGeek, Ok, I understand what you meant. Since we can always install what we want from the repositories (assuming one has a minimum of 'net skill), we are ok at ~1GB. I do note that I can no longer burn the newer ISO's due to their being just slightly too big (1.17GB). But a USB install works, even on my older Dell Latitude D820...

Ya. I haven't burned an ISO to a CD/DVD in several years. Just to 4Gb USB sticks, except for the one I keep in the watch pocket of my jeans, a 32Gb USB stick running Kubuntu 14.04 with the free space being persistent so I can store stuff. And the one Woody clued me on on, which runs off of a USB stick, sets up its own VPN and runs a protected browser through the TOR network, allowing me to change my country of origin and IP address as often as I want.

[TWPonKubuntu]

...And the one Woody clued me on on, which runs off of a USB stick, sets up its own VPN and runs a protected browser through the TOR network, allowing me to change my country of origin and IP address as often as I want.

Yes, I have TAILS on a USB also.

[GreyGeek]

Yes, I have TAILS on a USB also.

I tried TAILS and uninstalled it. Kodachi blows TAILS out of the water, IMO.

[TWPonKubuntu]

GreyGeek, thanks, I'll take a look at it.

[GreyGeek]

GreyGeek, thanks, I'll take a look at it.

Use the London download site, the SourceForge is not up to date and a conflict exists between the ISO downloaded from the SourceForge site and the checksums given on the page I linked to.

[TWPonKubuntu]

It looks like Kodachi is only available in a 64bit compile. While I can and will download it, I'll need to find another 64bit system to test it.

[dequire]

My personal take.....

There was a meeting last night, to be continued at a time to be arranged, that included some of the issues/questions here:

https://community.kde.org/Kubuntu/Vision

From my perceptive as a (relatively) new contributor, kubuntu is here to stay, but still in the process somewhat of building up a new core team on the technical side. Part of discussions is how to make it easier for people who want to contribute, in small or larger ways, to have a clear and helpful route to follow into doing so.

The team is open and friendly, so please come and talk to us via IRC/mailing lists or whatever route suits you best if you have comments, concerns or even want to get involved.

One thing I would like to say here is that, with the departure of certain core devs, the team has the opportunity to, should it desire, to change the vision of Kubuntu. One might also argue that this is not a bad thing, and perhaps even needed. What I mean here is that back when Riddell was running things, the goal was to provide the best default KDE experience on a Ubuntu base. Which is the same thing, technically, he and the team are doing with Neon at the moment, albeit via a slightly different approach. My point being that if the team ever wanted to alter or change what Kubuntu is or can be, now would certainly appear to be a good time to do it. Examples of what this could mean can be discussed further in this thread, if desired. It could be as minor as shipping a unique wallpaper and theme. And of course expand from there, into whatever fits the vision of the devs. Just some food for thought.

[acheron]

One thing I would like to say here is that, with the departure of certain core devs, the team has the opportunity to, should it desire, to change the vision of Kubuntu. One might also argue that this is not a bad thing, and perhaps even needed. What I mean here is that back when Riddell was running things, the goal was to provide the best default KDE experience on a Ubuntu base. Which is the same thing, technically, he and the team are doing with Neon at the moment, albeit via a slightly different approach. My point being that if the team ever wanted to alter or change what Kubuntu is or can be, now would certainly appear to be a good time to do it. Examples of what this could mean can be discussed further in this thread, if desired. It could be as minor as shipping a unique wallpaper and theme. And of course expand from there, into whatever fits the vision of the devs. Just some food for thought.

It would be good to hear feedback.

- On this thread
- In part 2 of our meeting. (time to be decided). As an open and inclusive project, anyone interested is welcome to attend, talk to us, contribute etc.

I like the idea of getting back some more Kubuntu specific artwork, branding and theming for our desktop experience. Not intrusively so, but some distinctiveness and polish.