KDE 3.4 Released

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 16, 2005 @08:30AM from the 'gradulations dept.

andy753421 links to today's announcement of the official release of KDE 3.4, and writes "Several KDE 3.4 based distributions such as ArkLinux and Kubuntu are soon to follow. Features in the release include built in Text to Speech, a revamped trash system, enhanced PDF support and PC to PC synchronization, as well as a new theme. KDE 3.4 weights in at 6,500+ bug fixes, 1,700+ enhancements, and a grand total of 80,000+ contributions." Reader gotr00t adds a link to the KDE download mirror page . Update: 03/16 20:58 GMT by T : mrevell points out an interview with KDE hacker Aaron Seigo in the latest LugRadio, in which Seigo "dispels various myths about KDE and talks about the desktop environment's future."

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Re:One more stat by dmf415 · 2005-03-16 08:33 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Nooooooooooo,
that many bug fixes? KDE Can't have more bugs then winblows!
Re:fat as ever? by topdogqqq · 2005-03-16 08:36 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I actually use KDE as my default desktop but it's so so so fat !!!!
Re:fat as ever? by topdogqqq · 2005-03-16 08:40 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Define Fine. KDE on a 2.5 Ghz box is nowhere near as fast as windows 98 on a 233 mhz machine. The dialogs are just fat !
Re:BSD? Huh? by EduardoFonseca · 2005-03-16 09:10 · Score: 0, Flamebait

KDE is dying. So...
Re:Good news by beelsebob · 2005-03-16 09:50 · Score: 0, Flamebait

GUI-wise, anyway. Underneath it's already better. Um, yes... because you get a full featured compositing engine with a normal X/KDE install, don't you... Oh wait... No.