KDE 4.1.0 Backports for Debian's Lenny

Aug 22, 2008

The stable version of Debian 5.0 is scheduled for September, but KDE backports are available already.

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Debian Celebrates 15th Birthday

Aug 18, 2008

Fifteen years ago, on Saturday the 16th of August, 1993, Ian Murdock wrote an email to the comp.os.linux.development newsgroup , announcing his upcoming Debian Linux Release.

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Linux Desktop Update: KDE 4.1 Released

Jul 29, 2008

The developers were criticized for KDE 4.0. At the time, they pointed to KDE 4.1 – and it turns out they were right. The new version is far more stable and mature.

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Gnome 2.23.5: Test Version with New Features

Jul 28, 2008

Version 2.23.5 of the Gnome Linux desktop gives a preview of version 2.24, which is scheduled for release in September.

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Miguel de Icaza Criticizes Plans for Gtk+ 3

Jul 17, 2008

At first, plans for Gtk+ 3 were considered unnecessary – the developers themselves considered the 2.x version mature enough – now, some developers are toying with the idea of developing Gtk+ 3. Gnome founder Miguel de Icaza comments on and criticizes the developments in his blog.

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Joint KDE/GNOME Conference and Eleven Myths about KDE 4

Jul 16, 2008

KDE e.V. and the GNOME Foundation will be holding their annual Akademy and GUADEC conferences jointly next year in Gran Canaria.

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Gnome and Gtk+ Moving Towards Version 3.0

Jul 12, 2008

The developers of the Gnome desktop environment have denied the necessity of Gnome version 3.0, but now things are happening. Initial plans for a 3.0 release were revealed at the Gnome developer conference, Guadec, along with details of Gtk+ 3.0.

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Mozilla Lightning Mozilla Thunderbird calendar add-on

May 31, 2008

The Lightning add-on lets users upgrade their Mozilla Thunderbird email client and turn it into a convenient, versatile groupware product.

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