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

[A. Spehr]

Very nice.

You could make a few more style edits, if you really wanted to, but I
think the below is quite publishable. 



Alex

p.s. Where's ktimer in the history? ;)

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Website for the KDE Utilities launched
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The family of KDE websites has a new member, a site for the fine KDE 
Utilities from the module kdeutils. So if you are a contributor or user, and    
are interested in any of these programs, go and find current 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 that has been 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>      
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 because it was obsolete, and KEdit   
and KHexEdit were removed recently for KDE 4.0, for being          
unmaintained/not ported and with a current substitute (KWrite and Okteta).            

Over time, 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 for 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 its 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 of the program's development (like activity or state of           
translation). In time more content will be added. If you are interested  
in helping 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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