KDE on KDE 4.0 (Groklaw)

Was there much user testing of KDE 4.0?  Speaking for myself, I tried it, couldn't believe how
unfinished it was, and left.  I didn't bother reporting any bugs -- the issues were glaringly
obvious, and aseigo made it clear that he knows what all the issues are and either they're
being worked on or the user is misguided for asking.  I don't think I'd have been alone.  It
speaks a lot of the goodwill the KDE project has that many people (including me) are now
willing to give 4.1 a try, and it speaks well of what has been achieved that we are now
willing to ignore its rough edges (of which many remain).  I don't think anything would have
been lost by delaying the release by another 6 months and calling the current version 4.0.
But that's all history now; if things go well I don't think there will be a long-term impact.