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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 sharkey · · Score: 5, Funny
      "Mediocre" was already taken by Gnome.

      You mean "gmediocre", right?

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  2. 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.

  3. 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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