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KDE 4.1 Beta 1 Released

Posted by timothy on from the when-improvements-amplify-each-other dept.

appelza contributed a link to Tuesday's announcement of the next step toward KDE 4.1: "The KDE Project is proud to announce the first beta release of KDE 4.1. Beta 1 is aimed at testers, community members and enthusiasts in order to identify bugs and regressions, so that 4.1 can fully replace KDE 3 for end users. KDE 4.1 beta 1 is available as binary packages for a wide range of platforms, and as source packages. KDE 4.1 is due for final release in July 2008." I haven't used KDE much for the past few years, but the screenshots of a "grown-up" plasma are enough to make me correct that.

3 of 242 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Is KDE Taking the Lead? by theJavaMan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would say it's the design philosophy. Gnome says "Do this our way, because it is better" (see the ok-cancel button debate). KDE says "You can do it this way, but you can also configure your own way".

  2. Re:KDE mature enough to drop the annoying K prefix by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Drop the stupid K prefix.

    iThere iAre iTwo iOther iCompeting gschools gof gthough, i'll grant iou.

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  3. Re:Is KDE Taking the Lead? by __aabvlw4075 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've been using linux since 1999, and in that time I don't recall there ever being a moment when it would make any sense to say that KDE didn't seem as capable as GNOME. Some people prefer GNOME's appearance, design philosophy, or set of apps to KDE's -- and vice versa -- but when it comes to capabilities, KDE has always (at least since '99) been the clear winner. In fact, lack of capabilities is GNOME's selling point -- less capabilities means a simpler interface that many people prefer.