KDE 4.0: Everything That Has an End, Has a Beginning | Linux Today

KDE 4.0: Everything That Has an End, Has a Beginning

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 20, 2008

“A confession: I was among the many who griped publicly (and
privately) about KDE 4.0’s release date. I thought KDE 4.0 was not
ready for release and should be held back until it was. (Hey, my
wife and my dog listened to me. So there.)

“Why? There were two main reasons.

“First, one of the things I’ve loved the most about KDE is its
large range of configuration options. For example, there’s about a
gazillion things you can do with the ‘kicker panel’ (a.k.a. the
taskbar) at the bottom of the screen in KDE 3.5.7…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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