lˈɪnʌks.kˈɑːm dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə ɹɪˈækʃən fɹʌm jˈuːzɚz æz ˈeɪ "ɹᵻvˈoʊlt", ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðætðə bˈæklæʃ kˌeɪdˌiːˈiː fˈoːɹ.zˈiəɹoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd wʌz ˌɔn ɐ skˈeɪl ðæt wʌz ʌnpɹˈɛsᵻdəntᵻd fɚɹə fˈɑːs pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt.
Linux.com described the reaction from users as a "revolt", writing that the backlash KDE 4.0 received was on a scale that was unprecedented for a FOSS project.