Seven Years of KDE Celebrated

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!"

Comments

at least it wasn't

[joeldg]

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

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

Re:at least it wasn't

[hendridm]

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

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

Re:at least it wasn't

[AKAImBatman]

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

ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

Wine

[jetkust]

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.

Kongratulations

[cK-Gunslinger]

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!

Gnome Behind Again

[jimshep]

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.

Time for the Krusty Komeback Klassic!

[Moridineas]

KKK?!?!? uggggghh

Re:Early screenshots?

[spektr]

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

Re:They always told me...

[Zork the Almighty]

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.