KDE 3.3 Officially Released

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday August 19, 2004 @07:19AM from the get-yout-gui-on dept.

scorp1us was one of several to note that KDE 3.3 has been released. You can also read the infopage and the requirements. Commence downloading. Features a new spell checking library, a new theme manager, and much more.

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Kool by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:20 · Score: 3, Funny

Kan't wait to get my Komputer running KDE 3.3
1. Re:Kool by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 08:09 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I just hope the installation doesn't Krap out on you!
2. Re:Kool by beredon · 2004-08-19 18:54 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  haha, you've got to be kidding me!
  
  oh, wait
The spell khekers broken by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:21 · Score: 5, Funny

It told has no C!
1. Re:The spell khekers broken by MikeXpop · 2004-08-19 09:16 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You must mean it has no K
  
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it happend by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:24 · Score: 2, Funny

congradulations on slashdotting kde. hope your proud!
1. Re:it happend by discogravy · 2004-08-19 07:49 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  hope your proud!
  my proud what?
  
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2. Re:it happend by Bitmanhome · 2004-08-19 11:03 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Please don't discuss your proud here. That's just gross.
  
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slashdot by sewagemaster · 2004-08-19 07:26 · Score: 5, Funny

Features a new spell checking library, a new theme manager, and much more.

hey, everything slashdot's webpage needs ;)
ironically, this is posted by the "founder"!

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But does it have... by Toby_Tyke · 2004-08-19 07:26 · Score: 4, Funny

a cute animated paperKlip?

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1. Re:But does it have... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:47 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Klippy.. you all know it'll happen eventually folks.
2. Re:But does it have... by Dasaan · 2004-08-19 07:53 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Ahh you jest, I know, but how about a kute animated kde kog?
  
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Site slashdotted... by BubbaThePirate · 2004-08-19 07:27 · Score: 5, Funny

mirror here.

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1. Re:Site slashdotted... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Fine, but where's the download link?
Spell Check? by KangXii · 2004-08-19 07:30 · Score: 2, Funny

Linux users shouldn't have to spell check.
1. Re:Spell Check? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:35 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  from the get-yout-gui-on dept
  
  Of course, only CmdrTaco is that lazy/stupid. It would take, oh I don't know, seconds to proofread a 3 sentence article like that one.
2. Re:Spell Check? by stratjakt · 2004-08-19 07:49 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  My favorite is "umount". How much productivity is gained by not having to type that pesky extra "n"?
  
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3. Re:Spell Check? by stratjakt · 2004-08-19 08:56 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  No, they'd type:
  
  #~> unmount /mnt/cdrom
  
  unmount: command not found
  
  #~> which unmount
  
  which: unmount not found
  
  #~> man unmount
  
  man: no entry for unmount(8)
  
  #~>find / | grep *mount /sbin/supermount /sbin/mount /sbin/umount ... etc etc
  
  #~>umount /mnt/cdrom
  umount: device busy
  
  AND SO ON AND SO ON
  
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YES! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Two weeks without the Gentoo users! Life is great!
1. Re:YES! by chegosaurus · 2004-08-19 22:50 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Yeah, right. You'll never get past arguing about what CFLAGS to use.
languages by I_am_Rambi · 2004-08-19 07:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Qt gained increased support for Indic languages, and languages as diverse as Farsi and Frisian were added

Will Kilngon be on their next release?
1. Re:languages by ElGuapoGolf · 2004-08-19 07:37 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Will Kilngon be on their next release?
  
  Today is a good day to compile!
Re:Yaay KDE! by Otter · 2004-08-19 07:32 · Score: 4, Funny

This is such a cliche I'm embarassed to say it, but -- I just finished emerging KDE 3.2.3 sometime last night. At least it'll be a few days before 3.3 gets moved to stable so I can finish updating GNOME and Mozilla...

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Re:spell checking hmm... by stratjakt · 2004-08-19 07:33 · Score: 3, Funny

"Your honor, the two youts..."

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Re:Yaay KDE! by Sturm · 2004-08-19 07:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Dude, the KDE police are going to get you. It should be:

*kough*
Son of a bitch! by jb.hl.com · 2004-08-19 07:39 · Score: 5, Funny

I just installed Gentoo, and only finished compiling KDE 3.2.3 a few days ago! GOD FECKING DAMMIT!

(note: this is not a troll, this really is happening, and I love Gentoo. I also hate my life.)

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Re:Yaay KDE! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:42 · Score: 1, Funny

And then you say "Thank you" and get modded down for it!
Please learn your lesson and return helpful suggestions with halfwitted, foulmouthed abuse. When in Rome...
Re:Debian by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:45 · Score: 2, Funny

And yes, I am a Debian user.
by debian4life

really?
does it work with by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 07:48 · Score: 4, Funny

windows xp sp2?
No such luck; I use windowmaker by Theatetus · 2004-08-19 07:56 · Score: 4, Funny

you insensitive clod...

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Re:great... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 08:15 · Score: 1, Funny

Damn dude, are you advertising for KDE or for Viagra?
Re:Yaay KDE! by morgajel · 2004-08-19 08:19 · Score: 3, Funny

I feel your pain. just finished 3.2.3 last night as well.
I'm gonna go fucking psychotic if OO.org announces a new update as well.

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Re:Yaay KDE! by Malc · 2004-08-19 08:37 · Score: 4, Funny

Why would it take days? Are you on a really slow connection? I mean last time I installed X + KDE on my Debian box it took under an hour including download.

Oh... you're not per chance one of those people who likes to waste their time compiling things unnecessarily are you?
Every time... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 08:53 · Score: 5, Funny

It's getting tedious now. Every time anything KDE-related comes out, you guys make the same lame-assed 'k' jokes everywhere.

Kretin.
1. Re:Every time... by tehcyder · 2004-08-19 21:34 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Ah, but some jokes mature over time, like a fine wine.
  'k?
  
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Re:Yaay KDE! by WindBourne · 2004-08-19 09:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Don't you mean the KDE kops are going to katch you?

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Re:Yaay KDE! by Billly+Gates · 2004-08-19 10:11 · Score: 2, Funny

No

THE RMS police say its pronounced gnu/Kough

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Re:Yaay KDE! by themoodykid · 2004-08-19 11:24 · Score: 2, Funny

emerge kde, swaret kde, yum kde, apt-get kde....zzzzzzzz

Don't you mean kkkkkkk?
shift + g by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-19 20:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Did you know that "shift + g" is also "G".