KDE @lemmy.kde.social leopold @lemmy.kde.social 3mo ago

Amarok 3.0 beta (2.9.82) out now!

discuss.kde.org Amarok 3.0 beta (2.9.82) out now!

Hi everyone, long time user, first time releaser here. I am happy to announce the immediate availability of Amarok 3.0 beta (2.9.82)! This is the next step towards a proper KF5 based release. Although there have been some functionalities lost during porting or due to changes in external network s...

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This is the next step towards a proper KF5 based release.

Not to rain on the Amarok devs parade, but KF 6.1 was just released. Wouldn't it make more sense to start targetting KF6 instead?
- Work on a KF5 release had already started years ago and was mostly completed. With the recent revival of the project, it made sense to take things one step at a time and complete the KF5 port first.
  
  That makes sense. I didn't realize that they took this long to port to KF5.
- @Strit @leopold It takes a lot of time to port to KF6 and it is good that a release sooner than later even if it is still based on KF5.