This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------49379A47DBF2AB5A6BD05A96 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I love it! :-D Waldo Bastian wrote: > > For immediate release. > > Internet - Dec 15, 1999 > > The KDE Team is happy to announce KRASH, an unstable developers > release of the upcoming KDE 2.0 Desktop Environment. > > KRASH is intended to provide a stable API for KDE developers > who are outside the main KDE project to begin porting their applications > to. While many of the core KDE 2.0 applications are incomplete or buggy > at this point due to a focus on base library functionality, this snapshot > does provide an API consistent with what will be released in the final > version. Where changes occur, they will be fully documented. > > This is not a snapshot intended to be usable by end users. We strongly > recommend users remain with the latest stable version, KDE 1.1.2, > until KDE 2.0 will be released. Even people developing for the new KDE 2.0 > might wish to remain with KDE 1.1.2 as their primary desktop system. > > KDE 2.0 is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2000. This date is subject > to change without further notice. > > WHERE TO DOWNLOAD > ===================== > > KRASH can be downloaded from: > > ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/unstable/distribution/tar/generic > > Or one of its mirror sites. > > KRASH requires a recent snapshot of the Qt 2.1 toolkit. The 15 Dec 1999 > version of such a snapshot is provided at the above location for your > convenience. Please note that this version of Qt has not been released yet > by TrollTech and that this version is not officially supported by either KDE > or TrollTech. KRASH does NOT work with Qt 1.x or Qt 2.0. > > INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE > ======================== > > kdesupport - General support libraries > kdelibs - KDE libraries > kdebase - KDE desktop environment > koffice - KDE office suite > > GOAL OF THE KRASH (1.89) RELEASE > ================================ > > * Stabilize development. > * Offer third party developers a convenient way to become familiar with > Qt2.x / KDE 2.x > > REMARKS > ========= > > KRASH will be alpha quality software. It is not recommended to use > KRASH for daily work. Although the API of KRASH should be relatively > stable, CHANGES will be made to it before the final KDE 2.0 release. > It is not recommended to publically release applications based on this > snapshot. > Distributors should NOT SHIP this release without providing a stable > and complete version of KDE as well. > > PLANNED CHANGES > ================== > > In the following areas major library changes are foreseen between now > and KDE 2.0: > > * Interface and launch method of the IO-Slaves (kio / kioslaves) > * File selection dialog (kfile rewrite) > * Parts embedding (kparts redesign) > * Advanced features of HTML widget (khtml) > * Embedding within kicker (kapplet) > * Sound system > ------------------------------------------------------- --------------49379A47DBF2AB5A6BD05A96 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="nancy.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Nancy Pomeroy Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="nancy.vcf" begin:vcard n:Pomeroy;Nancy x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Caldera Systems Inc. adr:;;240 W. Center St.;Orem;UT;84604;USA version:2.1 email;internet:nancy@calderasystems.com title:Media Relations tel;fax:(801) 765-1313 tel;work:(801) 765-4999 note:PH: (801) 765-4999 ext. 304 x-mozilla-cpt:;0 fn:Nancy Pomeroy end:vcard --------------49379A47DBF2AB5A6BD05A96--