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Akademy 2010: call for papers
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2010-02-01 23:26
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A call for papers has been issued regarding the upcoming Akademy KDE community conference which is to be held in Tampere, Finland, from 3rd to 10th July. The themes for this event are to be KDE beyond the Linux desktop (netbooks, mobile phones etc) and integration with social networking systems like Facebook and Twitter/identi.ca, but talks on other KDE-related topics are welcome.
Talks can consist of a 30-minute presentation, or a 45-minute presentation with an associated technical paper. BOF and Workshop sessions may also be presented. Submissions by email to akademy-talks at kde.org, with your name, a small photo, a title and a 400-word abstract, and what kind of talk it is. Deadline is 23rd April.
KDE comp 4.4: third RC released
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2010-02-01 23:18
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A third release candidate of the KDE Software Compilation, version 4.4, has been released. This contains only bug fixes since the second RC. Source downloads, and links to binaries, from the info page.
KDE looking for helpers at S.CA Linux expo
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-01-28 23:29
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KDE is looking for helpers to be behind the stall at SCALE 8x (Southern California Linux Expo, at the Westin hotel near LAX, 20-21 Feb 2010); they should be users of KDE apps like KOffice, Amarok or the Plasma workspace. Volunteers get free admission. See the link for contact details.
KDE v4.3.5 released
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-01-27 09:11
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KDE SC 4.3.5 Released | KDE.news
A final point release for KDE v4.3, the KDE Software Compilation v4.3.5, has been released. Main changes:
- A number of bugs in KIO have been squashed, making updating of shown directories work again and solving some other stability issues
- A crash when creating an avatar from the webcam in Kopete has been fixed
- kded taking 100% CPU time in certain situations has been cured
More comprehensive changelog here. Source downloads, and links to binaries, from the info page.
KDE comp 4.4: second release candidate
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2010-01-25 20:58
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KDE - Software Compilation 4.4 RC2 Release Announcement
A second release candidate of the KDE 4.4 software compilation has been released. Source downloads, with links to some binaries, at the info page.
Qt v4.6.1 released with Creator update
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-01-20 19:48
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Nokia Releases Qt 4.6.1 and Qt Creator 1.3.1 — Qt - A cross-platform application and UI framework
Nokia has released version 4.6.1 of Qt, its cross-platform development framework, along with version 1.3.1 of Qt Creator, its integrated development environment.
Qt v4.6.1 has a substantial amount of bug fixes and performance improvements in many classes and Designer, as well as a change to include headers in Phonon (see changelog here). There are also around 20 bug fixes to Qt Creator (changelog here).
Downloads (source, various binaries including Windows and Mac installers) here. Released under GPL v3, LGPL v2.1 or a commercial licence.
Dates set for KDE Multimedia & Education Sprint
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2010-01-19 00:50
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Dates fixed for KDE Multimedia Sprint 2010 « Mario Fux
Time and place have been set for the jointly hosted KDE multimedia and education sprints: Randa in Switzerland (full details at the Community Wiki here), 20th-25th May 2010. Register yourself at the community Wiki so that details of your travel costs can be sent to the KDE e.V.
PyQt v4.7 released; SIP & QScintilla updates
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-01-15 21:41
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Riverbank Computing has announced the release of updates to PyQt, SIP and QScintilla.
Major changes in PyQt v4.7 include Qt 4.6 support, new QtMultimedia module, keyword support for optional arguments, support for pickle-able Python objects in QSettings and significantly reduced module sizes on Unix platforms. Download here. Available under old-style Qt dual-licence system.
Major changes in SIP v4.10 include support for explicit and auto-generated docstrings, support for keyword arguments and improvements to exceptions. Download here. Available under Python-like licence or GPL.
QScintilla v2.4.1 adds two new classes and has performance improvements. Download here. Same licences as PyQt.
Calls for testing of Qt 4.6 on FreeBSD
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2010-01-09 20:07
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Call for Testing: Qt 4.6.0 for FreeBSD | Martin Wilke
The KDE FreeBSD team is calling on people to test ports of the new version (4.6.0) of Qt. Ports can be downloaded from the area51 SVN repo; see the above link for details.
KDE 4.4: first release candidate available
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2010-01-09 02:43
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A first release candidate of version 4.4 of the KDE Software Compilation is available. New features listed in the release announcement or in more detail at the TechBase. Source downloads and links to binaries from the info page.
Where to get MinGW for Qt 4.6
Submitted by admin on Sun, 2009-12-27 21:02
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For anyone who wants to use the non-SDK version of Qt for Windows, and have found that it no longer downloads the required version of MinGW:
You need to get the MinGW 4.4 zip file, available on the ftp.trolltech.com site. It's usual to install it in the root directory, but you may find it convenient to unpack the archive somewhere else (e.g. in your Downloads folder), rename the "mingw" directory, and then copy that to root, just in case you need to keep the old version around for older versions of Qt for other libraries. When you install Qt, you then tell the installer where MinGW is, so that (among other things) when you open up a Qt command prompt, it will know where to find gcc, make etc.
Second beta of KDE 4.4 compilation released
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2009-12-21 21:55
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A second beta of version 4.4 of the KDE Software Compilation has been released. Major changes:
- KDE-PIM "should be fully operational again"
- Compositing restored in KWin
- Bug fixes
For source downloads and links to some binaries, see the info page. Also see the announcement and release goals.
Speakers wanted for FOSDEM 2010
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2009-12-16 03:07
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The KDE project needs speakers for its "devroom" on 6th Feb next year at FOSDEM, the biggest gathering of Free Software developers in Europe (6-7 Febuary, ULB Campus Solbosch, Brussels, Belgium). There will also be a cross-desktop room on the Sunday (7th Feb) shared with GNOME and XFce. Speakers are required for both. People are also needed to man the KDE stall. See this wiki page.
KDE 4.4: first beta released
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2009-12-04 22:31
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A first beta of the KDE Software Compilation v4.4 has been released. Major new features:
- New smart auto-mounter for removables
- Various new subtle animations in windows, decorations, menus and applications
- New search facility and version control integration in Dolphin
- New TimeLine virtual file system for access to recently used items
- KMail: email archiving feature, tag searching and less intrusive error messages
- Support for digital signature checking and multiple download sources in KGet
- New blogging application (Blogilo)
See official announcement and longer changelog; sources and binaries (OpenSUSE only at present) from the info page.
KDE Compilation v4.3.4 released
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2009-12-02 17:09
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KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4 Released: Codename "Cold" | KDE.news
Version 4.3.4 of the KDE Software Compilation has been released, codenamed Cold. Major changes:
- A bugfix in Plasma's pixmap cache makes the workspace more responsive
- Okular, the document viewer improved stability in certain situations
- Marble, the desktop globe has seen some polish
- Passphrases with non-ASCII characters have been fixed in the KGpg encryption tool
More complete changelog here. Source downloads, with links to instructions and binaries (currently OpenSUSE only) at the info page.