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KDE Rebrands, Introduces KDE Plasma Desktop

Posted by timothy on from the postitioning-for-clarity dept.

Jiilik Oiolosse writes "The KDE community has killed the term K Desktop Environment (previously the Kool Desktop Environment). 'KDE' had previously ambiguously referred to both the community, and the complete set of programs and tools produced by the KDE community which together formed a desktop user interface. This set of tools, including the window manager, panels and configuration utilities, which KDE terms a 'workspace,' will now be shipped under the term 'KDE Plasma Desktop.' This allows KDE to ship a separate workspace called 'Plasma Netbook,' and independently market the various KDE applications as usable in any workspace, whether it be the Plasma Desktop, Windows, or XFCE."

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  1. Wrods for mare mortals by future+assassin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is is hard to get together over a few beers and come up with a catchy names that everyday joe and jane will remember. Plasma? My mom would be like WTF is PLASMA. When she needed to edit some photos I got her to download GIMP. You know know what she said... Only after I explained to her what is was did she kinda accept the name.

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  2. Ah Yes, Young Padawan Learner by MightyMartian · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They seemed to have learned the most important rule of marketing; what you're trying to push out is irrelevant, just make sure to hang one of the latest kewl words on it. You could sell dog shit if you called it Canine Feces X!

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  3. Re:Stupid by zaivala · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    LOL Yeah, the only thing I use KDE for is on Windoze to get some Kool games... Gnome is just as flexible and tons faster...