[Kde-i18n-fa] Fwd: [kde-announce] Announcing KDE 3.2

[Arash Zeini]

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Subject: [kde-announce] Announcing KDE 3.2
Date: Tuesday 03 February 2004 15:49
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo at kde.org>
To: kde-announce at kde.org

Dear KDE Enthusiasts!

We're happy to send out the following announcement. You can find the
 hyperlinked version of it at
 http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.2.php

In the name of the KDE team,
Stephan Kulow

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DATELINE FEBRUARY 3, 2004

KDE Project Ships New Major Release Of Leading Open Source Desktop
 Environment

February 3, 2004 (The Internet) - The KDE Project is pleased to announce
 the immediate availability of KDE 3.2, the third major release of the
 award-winning KDE3 desktop platform. KDE 3.2 is the result of a combined
 year-long effort by hundreds of individuals and corporations from around
 the globe. This diverse team has been working successfully together since
 1997 to make KDE the leading Open Source desktop software for Linux and
 UNIX.

As with previous KDE releases, version 3.2 provides an integrated desktop
 and a comprehensive set of applications that combine to create an
 environment that is usable for a wide variety of tasks right out of the
 box. In addition to the many new applications making their debut in KDE
 3.2, the veteran applications have been refined and augmented generously.
 By installing some or all of these applications common desktop tasks such
 as web browsing, file management, email, personal information management,
 instant messaging, software and web development, multimedia, education
 and entertainment can be accomplished quickly and easily. This impressive
 collection of software is complemented by a recent update to the KOffice
 integrated office suite.

Reflecting its international team and focus, KDE 3.2 is currently
 available in 42 different languages. Partial translations into 32 other
 languages are also available, many of which are expected to be completed
 during the KDE 3.2 life cycle. With 74 different languages and full
 localization support, no other desktop is as ready to serve the needs of
 today's global community.

KDE 3.2 also provides improvements in usability and performance.
 Noticeable speed boosts in application start up times and webpage
 rendering together with many interface refinements make KDE 3.2 the most
 usable and performant KDE ever. Attention was also paid to ensuring that
 KDE is accessible to those with disabilities. Several accessibility
 related applications are included with 3.2 and work on integrating
 accessibility technologies directly into KDE's foundations is ongoing.

KDE has earned a reputation for quality and a comprehensive feature set
 among its global user base that is estimated to number in the millions.
 KDE is also proud to be the default user interface for several operating
 systems including Ark Linux, Conectiva, Knoppix, Lindows, Lycoris,
 Mandrake Linux, SUSE Linux, TurboLinux and Xandros. KDE is also available
 as a part of Debian, Free/Open/ NetBSD, Gentoo, Libranet, Red Hat Linux,
 Slackware and Solaris, among others. In addition to these operating
 system vendors, more and more companies are offering commercial support
 for KDE, some of which are listed in the business directory of the
 KDE::Enterprise website. With the release of KDE 3.2, the KDE Project
 looks to enhance and grow this ecosystem of users and supporters.

Highlights At A Glance

Some of the highlights in KDE 3.2 are listed below. .

  * Increased performance and standards compliance
      + Lowered start up times for applications and hundreds of
 optimizations make KDE 3.2 the fastest KDE ever!
      + Working in concert with Apple Computer Inc.'s Safari web browser
 team, KDE's web support has seen huge performance boosts as well as
 increased compliance with widely accepted web standards
      + Increased support for FreeDesktop.org standards in KDE 3.2
 strengthens interoperability with other Linux and UNIX software.
  * New applications
      + JuK: a jukebox-style music player
      + Kopete: an instant messenger with support for AOL Instant
 Messenger, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, Jabber, IRC, SMS and
 WinPopup + KWallet: providing integrated, secure storage of passwords and
 web form data
      + Kontact: a unified interface that draws KDE's email, calendaring,
        address book, notes and other PIM features together into a
 familiar configuration
      + KGpg: providing an easy-to-use KDE interface to industry-standard
        encryption tools
      + KIG: an interactive geometry program
      + KSVG: a viewer for SVG files
      + KMag, KMouseTool and KMouth: accessibility tools for KDE
      + KGoldRunner: a new riff on a classic game
      + ... and many more!
  * Thousands of incremental improvements and bug fixes
      + During the development of KDE 3.2 nearly 10,000 bug reports were
        processed via the KDE Bug Tracking System
      + Approximately 2,000 feature requests were also processed, with
 hundreds of requested features added to KDE applications and components +
 An improved configuration system that opens the door to new installation
 management possibilities, improved roaming support and many improvements
 to the "KDE Kiosk" environment management system + Inline spell checking
 for web forms and emails
      + Improved email and calendaring support
      + Powerful tabbed interface for the Konqueror file manager and web
        browser
      + Support for Microsoft Windows desktop sharing protocol (RDP)
  * Improved Usability
      + Reduced clutter in many menus and toolbars
      + Many applications, dialogs and control panels reworked for clarity
 and utility
  * Enhanced appearance
      + Plastik, a tastefully understated new look, debuts in KDE 3.2
      + Hundreds of new icons improve the consistency and beauty of KDE
      + Tweaks to the default look including new splash screens,
 (optionally) animated progress bars, styled panels and more!
  * New Tools for Software Developers
      + Comprehensive API documentation extended for 3.2
      + Language bindings for ECMAScript (aka Javascript), Python, Java
 and Ruby
      + New versions of the powerful KDevelop IDE and Quanta web
 development suite
      + Umbrello brings UML modeling for 11 different languages including
 C++, Java, SQL, PHP, Python and Perl to KDE

For a more detailed list of improvements since the KDE 3.1 release, please
refer to the KDE 3.2 Changelog.

Getting KDE 3.2

KDE 3.2 can be downloaded over the Internet by visiting
 http://download.kde.org/stable/3.2 Source code and vendor supplied and
 supported binary packages are available. KDE 3.2 will also be featured in
 upcoming releases of various Linux and UNIX operating systems and can be
 purchased separately on CD-ROM. For additional information on package
 availability and to read further release notes, please visit the KDE 3.2
 information page.

KDE is available at no cost and all source code, art and documentation is
freely available under Open Source licenses. Additional third-party KDE
applications can be downloaded from kde-apps.org. KDE 3.2 is also
 compatible with other Linux and UNIX software packages including popular
 Open Source applications such as Open Office and the Mozilla web browser.

Supporting KDE

KDE is supported through voluntary contributions of time, money and
 resources by individuals and companies from around the world. To discover
 how you or your company can join in and help support KDE please visit the
 Supporting KDE web page. There may be more ways to support KDE than you
 imagine, and every bit of support helps make KDE a better project and a
 better product for everyone. Communicate your support today with a
 monetary donation, new hardware or a few hours of your time!

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Press Release: Written by Aaron J. Seigo.
Release Coordinator: Stephan Kulow.

Trademarks Notices. KDE, K Desktop Environment and KOffice are trademarks
 of KDE e.V. Incorporated. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus
 Torvalds. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other
 trademarks and copyrights referred to in this announcement are the
 property of their respective owners.

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