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Seven Years of KDE Celebrated

Posted by simoniker on from the a-hearty-kongratulations dept.

Ashcrow writes "Almost exactly 7 years ago, Matthias Ettrich announced the start of a new desktop environment, originally called Kool Desktop Environment. Check out LinuxFrench's article (English translation) and the news at Dot KDE. Thanks to the KDE Team for a great 7 years!"

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  1. at least it wasn't by joeldg · · Score: 3, Funny

    at least it wasn't "kewl d3skt0p env."

    though sometimes when seeing the latest junk for karumba I start to wonder..

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    1. Re:at least it wasn't by hendridm · · Score: 2, Funny

      > at least it wasn't "kewl d3skt0p env."

      I think you mean "k-rad d3skt0p environment".

    2. Re:at least it wasn't by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Funny

      You think THAT'S bad, at least they didn't name it "KDE is a Desktop Environment"!

      ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

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  2. Wine by jetkust · · Score: 3, Funny

    I really had to install Wine sometimes just to play solitair, what an overhead!

    So now the real reasoning behind KDE is revealed: To build a non-windows solitaire device.

  3. Kongratulations by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kongratulations to the KDE development team. I kan hardly believe that it has been seven years for this krazy and kool environment for linux. There's gno way that Gnome kan katch up with your konstant innovations in application naming! Gnow that I think about it, Gnome's gnot even kapable of kashing in on single-letter usage they way KDE kan! Keep the gnew stuff koming!

    1. Re:Kongratulations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      reminds me of an old /. interview with some CEO of "The Kompany"

      the question was something like "Kould you explain the klearly komplikated idea of selekting a korporate name?"

  4. I configured my girlfriend's box... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... and all I got was this free software!

  5. Re:KDE Is French?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    seems to me you also have been boycotting intelligence, but I suspect you didn't have much to start with.

  6. Gnome Behind Again by jimshep · · Score: 5, Funny

    Once again, GNOME is behind KDE by a year. No matter how much effort developers put into GNOME, it well never catch KDE in the annivesary department.

  7. Time for the Krusty Komeback Klassic! by Moridineas · · Score: 2, Funny


    KKK?!?!? uggggghh

  8. Re:Early screenshots? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Here's one from the first day of development.

  9. Re:Early screenshots? by spektr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  10. Re:Early screenshots? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Let's see... 7 years ago, would have been 1996... It looked like windows 3.0, if windows 3.0 had been designed by germans and pimple-faced teenagers with no social skills.

  11. Re:They always told me... by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 3, Funny

    It stands for "Kommunist". From the 3.2 CVS changelog :

    - Replaced the gears with a scythe
    - Changed mascot name from Konqi to Kommie
    - Changed default colour scheme to red.

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