The problem, as ever, is that Kubuntu gets the seriously short end of the stick. I used to use it (before I switched to Arch with KDEmod/Chakra) and it worked alright before KDE 4 came out. However, since KDE 4 it's been generally slow and the developers have taken longer than other distros to get new KDE releases or beta/RCs out. And then there was the idea of forcing KDE 4 on all their users in version 4.1 when it wasn't ready for regular use. I see they've since realized the error and are offering both KDE3 and 4, although KDE4 has is now pretty damn good.

I'd put this down to the vast majority of *buntu users using Ubuntu/Gnome. It also gets more press than the other variants.

That's not to say the developers haven't made good contributions to the KDE community. Like making OpenOffice 3 work with KDE file dialogues.

Erm.. I may be a fool for asking this but... wouldn't such a law be a HUGE violation of one's privacy? I mean, I've always thought that copyright laws are pretty hard to enforce in this day and age without sticking cameras in everybody's living rooms. It would appear that that's exactly what Big Media is proposing here with such a law. The idea that ISPs are going to have to watch everything their customers do is much more troubling to me than the rest of it. The right to privacy is one of the tenets of a free society. I hate to invoke Orwell but, to me, watching what everyone does on the internet is practically the same as forcing everyone to have a telescreen. I hope to god they don't do something this stupid; my right to privacy is more important than the **AA's obscene profits. Let's not even get into how open to abuse such a system would be...