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[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Right, but that's nothing compared to Gnome 2->3 or KDE 3->4.

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[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Or Gnome 4.0 to 41! xD

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[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The decision to adopt Chromium style versions was an interesting one for sure..

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[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago

I mean some programs use 3.0 as stable, some have 3.15 or something as stable and 3.0 as alpha. They do what they do I guess

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