The KDE Web Browser Konqueror received the editors' choice award for the web client thanks to "its high quality and for its very good integration into the desktop". The other KDE laureates were KDevelop as best development tool and KDE itself for being the best desktop environment. Details can be found here.
Konqueror, the versatile KDE web browser, file manager and document viewer, won the award for "Best client-side Open Source Software" at at the "Systems" fair in Munich, Germany. Alongside KDevelop, KDE's integrated development environment was awarded as best development software. More details about the awards are available (in German) from the linux-community.de web site.
Peter-Paul Koch, maintainer of a JavaScript/DOM/CSS testing site, updated his browser section. He reviews Konqueror, together with the other Version 5 browsers, Mozilla and IE and concludes, "In short, the few remaining bugs in Konqueror are details that no doubt will be solved soon. The development team has succeeded in building an excellent, standards compliant browser from scratch."
With the release of KDE 2.2.1 a new version of the Konqueror web browser is available as well. Improvements include various rendering fixes, better HTTPS support through proxies and a security fix in the HTTP protocol implementation. The release announcement including a detailed changelog and download links is available here.
In the September 2001 issue of Linux Magazine, Konqueror, the KDE all-in-one wunder kind, has been awarded the Tuxie for Best Web Browser as part of the 2001 Editors' Choice Awards.
OSnews is running an interview with Konqueror developers Dirk Mueller, Waldo Bastian, Carsten Pfeiffer and Simon Hausmann about what the future holds in store for Konqueror. Most of the covered topics are familiar to the frequent dot.kde.org reader, but some stuff -- such as details of the Atheos port, font handling, and plans for improved CSS2 support -- is very interesting. Read the whole interview here.