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KDE 3.4 Released

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Crap by bird603568 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Last week I just upgraded to kde 3.3 because i figured it has allthe buggs worked out. Oh well i wait a few months and get 3.4, only to have 3.5 come out a week later

  2. Re:One more stat by Rei · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't you mean "80,000+ Kontributions"? :)

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  3. Re:Screenshots by IdleTime · · Score: 0, Troll

    PrettY? Maybe...
    Totally useles? Yes.

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  4. less is more by mnemonic_ · · Score: 1, Troll

    Don't leave it in because less is more. Xfoil is very useful to aerodynamicists wanting quick, basic evaluations of airfoil performance. Do we include it in KDE too? No, because 99% of KDE users don't need it and it would only clutter an already huge menu. Look at OS X. Everything is minimalist; there are no unnecessary buttons, boxes or menus. That's because Apple actually focuses on satisfying 95% of their consumers 99% as well as possible, while KDE attempts to satisfy 100% maybe 70% as well. KDE developers and everyone else want to stick in everything and the kitchen sink, Apple just wants to make something that's simple and that works, which is why OS X kicks the shit out of everything else GUI-wise.

    People needing anything esoteric or technical can fetch what they need on their own, because they're not idiots. Astronomers would install their own moon-phase tracking software, because they're astronomers and know how to go about doing that. Scientists routinely customize their software for their specific needs, throwing in a random handful of "maybe-useful" apps into KDE does nothing to alleviate that. All it does is make KDE look more bloated than everything else, especially to all the people who don't need to track moon phases.

    Linux, open source and almost everything in America is defined by one theme: little things should disproportiately influence big things to satisfy everyone. If people realized the fallibility of this, then all GUI and technical communication design would vastly improve. Alas though, everyone wants to embrace complexity because it's "cool," and is stuck in missing the forest for the trees.

  5. Re:One more stat by Feztaa · · Score: 1, Troll

    I can save everybody the trouble right now.

    KDE is crap, GNOME is awesome!

    j/k ;)