[dot] Automatic Testing tool released for KDE usage

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From: Jesper Pedersen <blackie at kde.org>
Dept: Klaberdaberdalens-datakonsult-and-ferry-business
Date: Thursday 08/Apr/2004, @18:11

Automatic Testing tool released for KDE usage
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   Wednesday, Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB released the first beta
version of  KD Executor 2.0; our tool for testing and automation. We are
proud to make available a free version of this to the KDE community. 
(Free as in beer, not as in speech).

     What is KD Executor

     KD Executor is a record and playback tool for Qt and KDE
applications. In addition, it contains a test environment which uses
this record and playback tool for testing Qt and KDE applications.

     Why free as in beer and not free as in speech?

     Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB has always been very dedicated to Open
Source Software development, all of our employees are involved in KDE
development, and most have a record of open source involvement in the
order of magnitude of 10 years.

     Much of our software is dual-licensed under the GPL and a
commercial license, and therefore it has been a great worry for us that
we have so far not been able to make KD Executor available under GPL.

     We have reached the conclusion that this is likely never going to
happen, as this would make it very difficult, if not impossible, for us
to sell any commercial licenses, but fortunately we have found a way to
still make it available to our fellow KDE programmers.

     Where to download it?

     The KD Executor community edition is available from
http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/?page=products&sub=kdexecutor
 [http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/?page=products&sub=kdexecutor]
     To use it you need to set a license key (the version will expire in
three months at which time the final 2.0 version should be released;
that version will not be time-bombed). To use this key, put the
following lines in your .zshrc or equivalent  export
KDABEvalKey=69e9ec5ff9e9689c

     KD Executor mailing lists

     There is a mailing list dedicated to KD Executor discussions
available at
http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/mailman/listinfo/kdexecutor-interest

[http://www.klaralvdalens-datakonsult.se/mailman/listinfo/kdexecutor-interest]

     Kind Regards
 Jesper Pedersen
 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB