KDE 4.0 Beta 1 Released

dbhost writes "Along with this morning's cup of coffee and log reviews, I discovered that the KDE team is moving forward with a long awaited beta release of KDE 4.0 beta release of KDE 4.0. The most interesting item I found in the notes is that the file manager in KDE is being separated from Konqueror into a component called Dolphin. Also, according to the announcement, konsole has been treated to a number of improvements such as split view, and history highlighting."

Re:KDE Four Live CD

[Spudtrooper]

I'll wait until it's been integrated with Kubuntu 12.04 (Octagonal Ocelot), thankyouverymuch.

Re:KDE4 != KDE 4.0

[mcrbids]

The KDE developers have been reminding people that KDE4 is not KDE 4.0. KDE 4.0 will be the first release in the KDE4 series. All the promised features won't be there in the initial version, and some of them will have to wait until KDE 4.1 or KDE 4.2. It never hurts to remind this, for all the people who have very high expectations.

Yes folks! Brought to you by the same guys who brought us USB "High Speed" and USB "Full Speed", as well as the single-core "Core2" chip, not to be confused with the "Core2 Duo" chip, which actually is dual-core. (It's obvious - you have to look for TWO words that mean two before you actually get TWO. Sort of a "2+2=2, for extremely low values of 2" kinda thang)

Given this scenario, most people would call it "KDE 4.0 Pre" or "KDE 4.0 alpha" or something like that... but that would make SENSE so let's not confuse the issue, shall we? This is KDE4, but it's NOT KDE 4.

Or something.

Re:New to Linux

[benjcurry]

Short answer: Yes.

Re:KDE4 != KDE 4.0

[BabyDave]

Would you prefer it if we call this one Expanded KDE, and the 4.1 release Extended KDE?

Re:New to Linux

[Anonymous Coward]

It's really lousy for downloading Gnome Porn, but other types of porn it's OK for.

kdolphin?

[serviscope_minor]

kthey hkave kbroken kfrom ktradition kby kalling ka kprogram ka kname kwhich kdoesn't kstart kwith ka k. Kis kthis kthe kend kof KDE kas kwe kknow kit?

guess GI'll ghave gto gswitch gto gnome gnow.

Re:KDE4 != KDE 4.0

[El Icaro]

How about KDE Home Basic? Then Home Premium... then Business Basic...

A tried and true system that makes sense to everyone!

Re:Question from huge fan

[Anonymous Coward]

But what I want to know is this: Why does it seem like the KDE screen widgets are "flimsy"? For some reason, everything seems thin and breakable. This seems to have perpetuated into KDE4. Am I the only one that notices this?

It's not you and it's not KDE; it's the monitor. They're cutting corners and scrimping on everything these days, including making the monitor glass thinner -- which, naturally, makes your KDE icons appear thin and breakable ...

Re:KDE4 != KDE 4.0

[noewun]

Would you prefer it if we call this one Expanded KDE, and the 4.1 release Extended KDE?

KDE Super Professional Home Edition Supreme Service Pack Sqrt(-1) will do nicely.

Re:ambitious

[diegocgteleline.es]

Who needs to catch up... KDE or Gnome?

Both.

Re:KDE4 != KDE 4.0

[macro187]

Because you're a whinging cunt and you talk too much.