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From: Martijn Klingens <klingens at kde.org>
Dept: a-small-step-for-a-man...
Date: Wednesday 26/Apr/2006, @14:03

Qt included in new LSB desktop standard
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   Yesterday the LSB Workgroup [http://www.linuxbase.org] released the
first version of the LSB-Desktop specification. Qt and Gtk+ are part of
this new specification and this standard is a first step towards more
standardization on the Linux Desktop market. The KDE project
[http://www.kde.org] and Trolltech [http://www.trolltech.com] are
working closely with the LSB Workgroup to have KDE itself and other
technology accepted in future LSB-Desktop releases when the standard
further evolves. Read on for the full press release.

     KDE's core library - Qt - included in new LSB desktop standard "ISO
standard for Linux extended with desktop specifications"

     DATELINE April 25, 2006

     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     April 25, 2006 (The Internet) - KDE® [http://www.kde.org], the open
source project that creates user-friendly desktop software, announced
today that its core library Qt® from Trolltech®
[http://www.trolltech.com] is part of the Linux Standard Base (LSB)
Final Release 3.1 standards specification document. The new LSB desktop
standard includes the Qt 3.3 libraries and the tools required to create
Qt-based applications, both of which are the foundation of KDE. An
additional standard includes Qt 4, the next generation technology which
will be used in the upcoming KDE 4 release.

     The LSB, a workgroup of the Free Standards Group organization,
works to develop through consensus a standard operating environment for
the Linux platform. This allows third-party application developers to
ship a single version of their application that works on all
LSB-compliant systems, regardless of the Linux distribution. With the
inclusion of Qt in the LSB desktop specifications many desktop
applications will now benefit.

     "KDE wants to prevent fragmentation of the Linux Desktop market,"
stated Olaf Schmidt, a KDE representative in the LSB Workgroup.
"Collaboration is currently one of the hot topics in the KDE community,
and this is why our participation in the LSB makes a lot of sense."
Other efforts supported by KDE include the OSDL Portland project, which
aims to make it easier for applications to integrate well into all Linux
distributions and desktops, and freedesktop.org, where KDE cooperates
with other open source projects on common, open interfaces.

     "KDE has always been a strong supporter of open standards", Schmidt
added. "Our KOffice developers have made key contributions to the
OpenDocument standard. Code from Konqueror, our standards compliant web
browser, has been adopted by Apple and Nokia. We are also active in the
Accessibility Workgroup of the Free Standards Group, where we make Linux
more accessible to users both with and without disabilities."

     The LSB Desktop standard ensures that KDE is supported through the
inclusion of its foundation library Qt in the specification. Trolltech
and KDE are both represented in the LSB Workgroup and will continue to
work with the Workgroup to ensure that future products including, but
not limited to, KDE itself will meet the requirements for inclusion in
subsequent LSB specifications.

     "The LSB workgroup is pleased to see the participation in and
support for LSB 3.1 from the KDE project", said Ian Murdock, chief
technology officer of the Free Standards Group. "Since our new standard
now includes support for desktop libraries, it's crucial that KDE and
other desktop projects participate in the process. We are all working
toward the same goal: expansion of applications on the Linux desktop and
continued success for Linux. This release is testament that we are well
on our way of achieving that goal."

     Ends
     For more information see press contacts listed at the bottom of
this release.

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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
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