RFC: Text for the Dot to announce utils.kde.org

[Friedrich W. H. Kossebau]

Hi,

so utils.kde.org is basically running now, no more errors. Just only few 
content so far, but enough to go public, I think. So I would like to announce 
it officially by dot.kde.org, best tomorrow (Saturday), so it does not get 
into the shadow of the KDE 4.1 release ;)

Please look at the following text and comment it, at least the wording :)
I would like to send it to the Dot editors Saturday morning CET (yes, I am 
rushing).

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Website for the KDE Utilities launched
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The family of KDE websites has got a new member, the site for the fine KDE 
Utilities from the module kdeutils. So if you, contributor or user, are 
interested in any of these programs, go and find all information at <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/">http://utils.kde.org/</a>.

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The module kdeutils is one of the modules around since the very beginning of 
KDE. At the time of <a 
href="http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-1.0.php">KDE 1.0</a> the 
module kdeutils <a 
href="http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdeutils/?pathrev=8800">consisted</a> 
already of KArm (now KTimeTracker), KCalc, KEdit, KFloppy, KHexedit, KJots, 
KLJetTool, KNotes, KTop (now KSysGuard), and KZip (now Ark). The 
knowledgeable friend of KDE will see that nearly all of these are still part 
of KDE and kicking. Ony three of them are no longer in development: the very 
specialised program KLJetTool (used for configuring HP Laserjet printers) was 
<a 
href="http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-commits&m=101948694220101&w=2">removed</a> 
from the development branch before KDE 3.1 due to being obsolete, and KEdit 
and KHexEdit were removed only recently before KDE 4.0, due to being 
unmaintained/not ported and with a substitute (KWrite and Okteta).

Over the times a younger module has drawn away some of the programs: 
KTimeTracker, KNotes, and with the upcoming KDE 4.1 also KJots are now part 
of <a 
href="http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdepim/?pathrev=837673">kdepim</a>. Any 
removal was quickly balanced with completely new programs, the two freshest 
members of <a 
href="http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdeutils/?pathrev=837673">kdeutils</a>, 
which entered it in time for KDE 4.1, are Okteta and the Printer Applet. The 
later also makes an interesting premiere, being the first program in KDE 
which is not written in C/C++, but in Python.

And now, finally, the module kdeutils also has it's own <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/">website</a>, presenting the current set of 
programs:
<a href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/ark">Ark</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kcalc">KCalc</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kcharselect">KCharSelect</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kdessh">kdessh</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kdf">KDiskFree</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kfloppy">KFloppy</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kgpg">KGpg</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/ktimer">KTimer</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/kwalletmanager">KDE Wallet Manager</a>, 
<a href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/okteta">Okteta</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/printer-applet">Printer Applet</a>, <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/superkaramba">SuperKaramba</a>, and <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/projects/sweeper">Sweeper</a>

For now each program has at least a short desciption page and a page with an 
overview over the program's development (like activity or state of 
translation). By the time more content will be added. If you are interested 
to help out with that, please get in <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/contact.php">contact</a> with us.

BTW: If you have been developing a utility based on the KDE platform outside 
of the KDE repository and you think it would be a good addition to this 
module, do not hesitate to <a 
href="http://utils.kde.org/contact.php">contact</a> us, too.
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Thanks
Friedrich
-- 
Okteta - KDE Hex Editor, coming to you with KDE 4.1