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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    3.5 press release i18n and distribution
From:       Tom Chance <tom () acrewoods ! net>
Date:       2005-11-11 13:38:16
Message-ID: 200511111338.16414.tom () acrewoods ! net
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Ahoy,

We (the promotion team) need people to translate the KDE 3.5 press release, 
and to provide us with email addresses for magazines on your countries.

I've attached the press release to this email - PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THIS! 
It is NOT for release until I say so :) If somebody posts this to Slashdot it 
will cause all kinds of trouble. Translate it in your teams as you see fit, 
and email me the translated copy with a clear indication of the language by 
November 20th.

The other easy thing is for you to pop down to a newsagents and collect the 
email addresses from computing magazines, especially Linux/free software 
friendly ones. Then just send me that list, again indicating what language 
they write in. Get that to me by the 20th, please.

Any help would be most appreciated :) So far we have en_GB and de copies of 
the PR... the more the better!

Kind regards,
Tom

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["kde3.5_pr_final.txt" (text/plain)]

EMBARGO: NOT FOR RELEASE

K DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT 3.5 Released
Many new features and refinements make KDE the complete free desktop environment

$number November 2005 (The Internet) - The KDE Project [1] is happy to announce a new \
major release of the award-winning [2] K Desktop Environment. Many features have been \
added or refined, making KDE the most complete, stable and integrated free desktop \
environment available.

Notable changes include:
- Konqueror is the second web browser to pass the Acid2 CSS test, ahead of Firefox \
                and Internet Explorer [3]
- Konqueror can also now free webpages from adverts with its ad-block feature
- SuperKaramba is included in KDE, providing well-integrated and easy-to-install \
                widgets for the user's desktop
- Kopete has support for MSN and Yahoo! webcams
- The edutainment module has three new applications (KGeography, Kanagram and \
blinKen), and has seen huge improvements in Kalzium

For a more complete log of changes see: \
http://www.kde.org/path/to/visual/feature/guide

Stephan Kulow, KDE Release Coordinator, said: "The improvements made in the past year \
show how mature the KDE Project is. KDE is the most powerful desktop environment and \
development platform in the market. With huge changes expected in KDE 4, our next \
release, KDE 3.5 should provide users with the perfect productivity platform for the \
next couple of years."


*NOTES FOR EDITORS*

[1] http://www.kde.org

[2] http://www.kde.org/awards

[3] Safari, developed by Apple using the same technology as Konqueror (KHTML, which \
they call Webcore), narrowly beat us to release. Find out more about Safari and KDE \
here: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/webcore


*ABOUT THE KDE PROJECT*

The KDE project consists of hundreds of developers, translators, artists and other \
contributors worldwide collaborating over the Internet. The community create and \
freely distribute a stable, integrated and free desktop and office environment. KDE \
provides a flexible, component-based, network-transparent architecture and powerful \
development tools, offering an outstanding development platform. Reflecting its \
international team and focus, KDE 3.5 is currently available in over 80 different \
languages.

KDE, which is based on Qt technology from Trolltech, is working proof that the Open \
Source "Bazaar-style" software development model can yield first-rate technologies on \
par with and superior to even the most complex commercial software.


*PRESS CONTACTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION*

Africa
 Uwe Thiem
 P.P.Box 30955
 Windhoek
 Namibia
 Phone: +264 - 61 - 24 92 49
 info-africa kde.org

Asia
 Sirtaj S. Kang 
 C-324 Defence Colony 
 New Delhi 
 India 110024 
 Phone: +91-981807-8372 
 info-asia kde.org 

Europe
 Matthias Kalle Dalheimer
 Rysktorp
 S-683 92 Hagfors
 Sweden
 Phone: +46-563-540023
 Fax: +46-563-540028
 info-europe kde.org

North America
 George Staikos 
 889 Bay St. #205 
 Toronto, ON, M5S 3K5 
 Canada
 Phone: (416)-925-4030 
 info-northamerica kde.org

Oceania
 Hamish Rodda
 11 Eucalyptus Road
 Eltham VIC 3095
 Australia
 Phone: (+61)402 346684
 info-oceania kde.org

South America
 Helio Chissini de Castro
 R. José de Alencar 120, apto 1906
 Curitiba, PR 80050-240
 Brazil
 Phone: +55(41)262-0782 / +55(41)360-2670
 info-southamerica kde.org



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