KDE Plasma 5.13 Released (kde.org)

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @10:03AM from the new-and-improved dept.

jrepin writes: KDE unveils the final release of Plasma 5.13, the free and open-source desktop environment. Members of the Plasma team have focused on optimizing startup and minimizing memory usage. Plasma Browser Integration is a suite of new features which make Firefox, Chrome and Chromium-based browsers work with your desktop. For example, downloads are now displayed in the Plasma notification popup, and the Media Controls Plasmoid can mute and skip videos and music playing from within the browser. Browser tabs can be opened directly using KRunner via the Alt-Space keyboard shortcut. System Settings design has been improved further. Window manager gained much-improved effects for blur and desktop switching. Wayland work continued, with the return of window rules, and initial support for screencasts and desktop sharing. You can view the changelog here.

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Still can't trust KDE by Anonymous Coward · 2018-06-12 10:35 · Score: 0, Troll

KDE still can't be trusted and won't be able to be trusted until they close their source. Because KDE is open source, anyone can look through the source code, find the bugs and vulnerabilities, and exploit them. With apps like Konqueror that make network connections, and anyone able to view the source to find the bugs, KDE is basically a ticking time bomb. KDE can be trusted for security when they transition to being closed source software.