Looks like we made it to Phoronix recently, but not in a very good light:
http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?73392-KDE-3-5-Continues-To-Live-Through-The-Trinity-Desktop

I don't know that there is much that can be done to improve this
situation; suggestions are welcome so long as they keep in mind the
limited developer resources available.

Tim