I used the betas, KDE 1-3, skipped 4 an 5, and I'm now back on the 6 train. It's really nice, and I try to use something else every now and then and I'm back in KDE a few weeks after.

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k0morebi 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't remember the earliest version I used, but I vividly remember kde 3.5 and 4 because the transition was really rough. Major regressions and highly disruptive at first, but it laid the groundwork for modern kde and haven't had anything like that since. I jumped ship to gnome out of spite but was back to kde in short order.

	▲	pimeys 17 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		My earliest memories with KDE was how I was not able to install it because with RedHat 5.0 you needed to download the source code and all the libraries and build it all by yourself. I asked in the Linux IRC channel some help, gave my root account to a helpful user and very quickly learned about computer security.

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cogman10 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

5 was a bit rough at the start, but really was pretty nice by the time 6 came around.

6 has been great. If you are a windows or mac user, it's very close to that experience and very familiar.

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pimeys 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What I really like right now with 6 is the updates: you kind of don't even notice. Things just work better and faster. Your system works the same as yesterday, updates are not a biggie at all.

Can't say the same of Windows or Mac OS.

	▲	yonatan8070 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I love reading "This week in KDE" on KDE's blog, it's just a cool list of small incremental imrpovements each week, along with credit to MR authors. I really enjoy that it showcases all the work that goes into making a desktop actually good, even the small things you bearly notice, things like "When a grouped Task Manager task is flashing to get your attention, opening its group popup now reveals which specific window wanted attention. (Christoph Wolk, plasma-desktop MR #4225)" A change doesn't need to be big and flashy and make headlines, even small changes deserve to be showcased and credited
	▲	cogman10 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Oh for sure. Putting KDE linux on some old hardware and it feels like a brand new computer. Updating from windows 8->10->11 on the other hand was always punishing. It's crazy how slow and bloated windows has become over the years.