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Does the End of KOffice Mean the End of KDE?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-that'll-happen dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Venerable Linux office suite KOffice has been reborn as "Calligra," a name meant to evoke calligraphy but perhaps a bit too close to the neme of a deranged Roman emperor. Perhaps more importantly, Calligra seems to be cooperating with the future MeeGo mobile Linux distro. Could this be the beginning of the end of the KDE desktop, at least under its current branding?"

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  1. Typo in summary by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is clearly a typo in the summary, this is a KDE project so it would have to be Kalligra.

    1. Re:Typo in summary by drolli · · Score: 4, Funny

      no, its going to be intgrated into CDE

    2. Re:Typo in summary by oldspewey · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Caligula Debauchery Environment?

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    3. Re:Typo in summary by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: 4, Funny

      Where can I download that?

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  2. Re:Oh no by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    not just the end of KDE - but the end of all life on earth! What a stupid headline. Page views, clicks, etc. Yeah I know.

    Now hold on just one minute Capt. Hyperbole. When taking into account the release delays, the infighting and the whole Mayan calender/2012 thing this just might be the first domino in the end of all life on earth!

  3. Re:Kalligra by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What happened to that annoying K in all names of the K Desktop Environment?

    They went to the same place all the intuitive configuration options went in GNOME.

    That's right. I went there.

  4. Re:Tag: Troll by think_nix · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about "Krap" ?

  5. Re:Kalligra by ByOhTek · · Score: 3, Funny

    we can add the iProducts to this trend too.

    Actually, iThink i'Ve heard complaints about all three.

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  6. Re:Kalligra by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    iThink iHave an iDea.

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