| Third Generation KDE Desktop Ready for Beta Testing |
Dec. 19, 2001
The following is an excerpt from an announcement issued today by KDE.org . . .
The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KDE 3.0beta1, the third generation of KDE's free, powerful, easy-to-use, Internet-enabled desktop for Linux and other UNIXes. This second pre-release of KDE 3.0, which follows two months after the release of KDE 3.0alpha, ships with the core KDE libraries, the core desktop environment, and over 100 applications from the other base KDE packages (administration, multimedia, network, PIM, utilities, development, etc.). KDE 3.0 is scheduled for final release in the second quarter 2002, with one or more intervening "RC" releases preceding the final release. The KDE Project will demonstrate the latest pre-release of KDE 3 at the LinuxWorld Expo in New York (Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2002).
"Beta1 is a stabilized snapshot of the current KDE 3 development branch and is meant for testers, developers and translators," explained Dirk Mueller, the KDE 3 release coordinator. "Users can assist in the development effort by testing this release and providing constructive feedback or helping to update or complete documentation. We're especially interested in feedback about the support for RTL languages and about the new KDE 3 features. For developers, now is a great time to complete porting your applications to KDE 3, or to pitch in and help implement the still-incomplete planned features. In addition, the KDE translation project needs new contributors who can translate KDE 3 into their native language. Translation is another great way for non-programmers to contribute to the continuing success and rapid improvement of KDE."
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