There are many new features in this KDE release, but the Slashdot entry did not mention the first technical preview of KDE Telepathy that is released in parallel to this KDE release. While not fully there yet, it already offers many of the features we know from Gnome's Telepathy. Even better: I really like their vision, which is to integrate Telepathy into all applications that deal with communication (such as mail) or contact data. No matter which program you use, you will be able to contact your "friends" directly from there. This is, however, largely to-do and expected with the next KDE release. Given that KDE Telepathy is released as its own package, however, you will get updates without having to wait for official KDE releases.
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There are many new features in this KDE release, but the Slashdot entry did not mention the first technical preview of KDE Telepathy that is released in parallel to this KDE release. While not fully there yet, it already offers many of the features we know from Gnome's Telepathy. Even better: I really like their vision, which is to integrate Telepathy into all applications that deal with communication (such as mail) or contact data. No matter which program you use, you will be able to contact your "friends" directly from there. This is, however, largely to-do and expected with the next KDE release. Given that KDE Telepathy is released as its own package, however, you will get updates without having to wait for official KDE releases.