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KDE 3.2.0 Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-gui-on dept.

Quique writes "KDE 3.2 has just been released. The official announcement is available at the KDE site and the source tarballs are being replicated to the mirrors. There are already binary packages for a few distributions. Besides the usual bugfixes and new features, this release has been highly optimized and runs way faster than previous versions. This is a good opportunity for Windows users to migrate to a free desktop."

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  1. yes! by SQLz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Transparent kicker, how have I longed for you!!!

    1. Re:yes! by jonatanw · · Score: 0, Funny

      "kde 3.2 as just bin released. da official announcement is available at da kde site and da source tarballs is bein replicated to da mirrors. there is already binary packages fa a few distritubions. besides da usual bugfixes and new features, dis release as bin ighly optimized and runs way fasta than previous versions. dis is a wicked opportunity fa windows users to migrate to a free desktop." get da plop now!

    2. Re:yes! by Dave2+Wickham · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, don't pick on kicker and leave kdontchangethehostname alone!

  2. Excuse me? by graveyardduckx · · Score: 5, Funny

    *Raises hand* Excuse me, when is it "not" a good time to switch from Windows?

    1. Re:Excuse me? by I+confirm+I'm+not+a · · Score: 5, Funny

      Friday night:

      (a) Even geeks need a social life.

      (b) Best time to wreck your social life by trying to evangelise Linux ;)

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    2. Re:Excuse me? by Grech · · Score: 2, Funny

      Tellow Dog seems to be the most popular of the Mac-specific Linux Distros, so you too can join in the fun. Pick up your plush penguin to the left, your empty pizza box to the right, and your random piece of bizarre hardware you can't live without but no one you know has ever heard of through the door labeled "Keep Out".

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    3. Re:Excuse me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Very hard to do when your keyboard or network does not respond.

    4. Re:Excuse me? by Billly+Gates · · Score: 2, Funny

      When you work with VB apps and your boss thinks it saves him money by using a fully integrated platform only offered by one company. Shudder.

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  3. If you don't like KDE... by mgebbers · · Score: 4, Funny

    check out this alternate free desktop

  4. Way faster??! by plams · · Score: 5, Funny

    And I thought KDE tried to provide (among other things) familiarity for people with previous expirience with windoze.

  5. Let's not forget by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    the best desktop of all........

  6. Is it ready? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I hope it looks and feels more like my beloved WindowsXP. That would be great! Because _then_ Linux would be ready for the Desktop.

    But will KDE 3.2 work together with Linux 2.6? I think Linux will need at least 2 more major (Linux 4.0.0buzz_enterprise) versions for a stable KDE 3.2 use.

    I know that _exactly_ because I've got a certificate from Microsoft about version number expertise and enterprise and how to de-install Linux if it doesn't live up to my expectations.

  7. KDE 3.2.0 Released... by itallushrt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course it is...I only spent the mandatory 2 days last week compiling 3.1.5.

    Well here we go again.

  8. Migrate by Rutje · · Score: 5, Funny

    "This is a good opportunity for Windows users to migrate to a free desktop."
    Again?? I believe last week there was a good opportunity too... had something to do with a virus.

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  9. slashdotted already by spectrokid · · Score: 3, Funny

    They gonna have to run these servers with X disabled I'm afraid...

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  10. Re:Major release by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    you got KDE running on a nut machine? Doesnt that hurt?

  11. Re:Major release by PatrickThomson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now since I had been using it on a teste machine

    shouldn't there be two of them?

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  12. GNOME is still *more* free. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You can't image all the time you find when you're using GNOME. Open a file and go make a snack, take the car in for a tune up, catch up on some reading.... I love gnome, when I use it I feel like The Flash. It's like I can fully experience every second in every minute in every day in nearly excruciating detail. It's fantastic!

  13. Re:Already slashdotted? by tackat · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, it's just MyDoom.K ;-)

  14. Hey man, this is Slashdot by Gothmolly · · Score: 2, Funny

    we don't want to hear about your girlfriend's "box" troubles...

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  15. Re:windows users NOT by BlackHawk-666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop posting to slashdot under assumed names Mr Gates.

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  16. Now would be a good time to convert by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
    Harvey Birdman: Hey, Windows using feind- I mean, friend. Why not convert to Linux? The new KDE is out. It's really Windows-like, and you can get away from Microsoft and blahdy blahdy blah, etc.

    Windows Using Friend: What do I do?

    HB: You download the tarballs and-

    WUF: That tar whats?

    HB: The tarballs and-

    WUF: The what balls?

    HB: The tar balls and-

    WUF: The what whats?

    And so on and so forth...

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  17. Re:Migration Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    One man's "runs adequately" is another man's "runs slower than a snail on barbiturates". Cygwin coulda been called Pygwin, IMO.

  18. Re:Delay This Post ! by Rogerborg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't be a muppet. The "editors" here were replaced with very small shell scripts years ago.

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  19. Re:How faster? by bonch · · Score: 2, Funny

    Heaven forbid a desktop not take a minute to start up in the morning. It's annoying, day in and day out.

  20. Excuse me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    or dicking around with a bad Windows emulator program,

    Hey! WINE is not an emulator!