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KDE 3.2 'Rudi' Beta Released

Posted by simoniker on from the send-a-message-to-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The beta of the next version of KDE, billed as 'the premiere Open Source desktop', has been released. Read the announcement at KDE.org. Notable features include a big clean up of the interface and menus, Improvements to KHTML from Apple, better accessibility and hardware support. There are also new applications such as JuK (a music player similar to iTunes), KDevelop (a graphical IDE), Kontact (an integrated communications package like Outlook) and more. Download it here and since this is a beta, report any problems or bugs you have." Also, nukem996 points out "The counter-terrorism unit on TV series '24' went KDE this season, too."

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  1. Premiere Glue! by GaelenBurns · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why does everything have to be PREMIERE? I swear, it's been 5 years since anything mediocre was released. There must be amazing advancements made in every field on a daily basis.

    1. Re:Premiere Glue! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Mediocre" was already taken by Gnome.

      (Sorry... sorry... honest... I'm sorry...)

    2. Re:Premiere Glue! by ENOENT · · Score: 2, Funny
      I swear, it's been 5 years since anything mediocre was released.

      Yup, nothing since Windows 98. (It's follow-on didn't quite meet the minimum requirements for mediocre...)

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    3. Re:Premiere Glue! by sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny
      "Mediocre" was already taken by Gnome.

      You mean "gmediocre", right?

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    4. Re:Premiere Glue! by WindBourne · · Score: 2, Funny

      no. We have moved beyond k*. Now, it would be medioKre (I am a kde developer, so just a joke).

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  2. KDE on ./?? by JollyTX · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hello... a KDE announcement on Slashdot? Cooool!! ;)

    Now that we've been politically correct for a little bit, let's go back to Gnome reporting.

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  3. Counterterrorists use kde by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    cuz terrorists use gnome... this is a new phase of the kde vs gnome battle

    gnome, the new axis of evil.

  4. Take a look at the colours... by chendo · · Score: 5, Funny

    MY EYES, MY EYES

    Seriously, how did they build a good looking iTunes clone with THAT colour sense?

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  5. Re:KDE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I spent an hour searching google for what SMTP server meant

    Okay it's one thing to now know what an SMTP server is. Fine. Plenty of people are in the same boat.

    But to use "Sir Haxalot" as your sig and not know? Go back to talking about Britney or the latest UT aimbot on IRC. That is if it's not past your bedtime.

    Hey maybe there's a new l33t desktop wallpaper on kde-look? I'm sure that'll bring all the answers. Heck I bet someone like you could hack the Gibson.

    Sheesh.

  6. Kontact: how much like Outlook ...? by handy_vandal · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Kontact (an integrated communications package like Outlook) ...

    Just exactly how much "like Outlook" ...?

    God help us all if it's very much like Outlook!

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  7. Re:So... by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 2, Funny
    Can I build fast, non-scripted, closed source apps for KDE like I can for GNOME? Or do I still have to pay the 4 digit price tag for a commerical QT DEV license?

    Can I use the fast, non-scripted close source apps that you build like I can use freeware? Or do I still have to pay some kind of price tag for an end user license?

  8. Make things short... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows fan: "It still doesn't look and behave exactly like WindowsXP and is therefore not ready for the Desktop!"

    Linux fan: (Score: -1, Flaimbait, Troll, Anger in the ass)

  9. Re:Where I'd like to see KDE improve by swillden · · Score: 2, Funny

    Saying KDE is more secure than Windows is like saying a Goodyear Eagle GT (tire) is faster than a Ford Mustang....

    So you're saying I can run KDE on Windows and get improved security? Or are you saying that Mustangs are slow regardless of what tires you put on them?

    I'm confused...

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  10. Re:Where I'd like to see KDE improve by the_consumer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Woah. They're up to 1%? Cool.

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  11. AHHH!! by Baloo+Ursidae · · Score: 2, Funny
    When I look at it, then browse back to Slashdot, I can still see their angry-fruit-salad in reverse video.

    DAMN YOU VISUAL PERSISTENCE!

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