No More Desktop Icons in [KDE] 4.1 May 23, 2008, 19 :30 UTC (27 Talkback[s]) (11649 reads) (Other stories by Aaron Seigo)
"I just committed a change to the default desktop containment that removes desktop icon support. Yes, it has finally happened... no more splattering icons from the 'desktop' folder across the screen. Buh-bye.
"Let me pause while some of you get all worked up and ready to punch the 'Add comment' link to flame me to kingdom come..."