[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]
“From a developer’s perspective, KDE 4.7 is full of news. In
particular, KWin, the KDE window manager now supports OpenGL-ES
2.0, an API for embedded graphics hardware. Although this change is
supposed to immediately improve the performance for effects on all
KDE installations, its importance is largely long-term, as KDE
attempts to expand into mobile devices.“Another behind-the-scenes change in KDE includes support for
the GRUB2 boot manager in the KDM login manager. This is a logic
modernization, as GRUB2 starts to replace Legacy GRUB, but for
end-users, the main benefit is the ability to choose as you logout
the kernel or operating system to use the next time your machine
starts. For most users, this change will likely seem nothing more
than a parlor trick, although for developers or system
administrators, it can be handy if they suddenly need a specialized
kernel in their work, or want to reboot without overseeing the
process.”