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Notice how there isn't a vs in the title? :) Hyatt and Maciej joined us on IRC yesterday, and we had some really good discussions. I might as well also admit that Maciejs comment was true (but out of context). Please notice that that implies we are discussing solutions and a common future. The idea of a common source tree is pretty much abandoned as we have very different goals and requirements, but we are discussing improved cooperation. With Apple just having released Tiger and us preparing for KDE4 we have a unique opportunity for bringing our source trees closer again. Read More

There is a big ballyhoo on Slashdot and many other newssites regarding a "KDE <--> Apple divorce", as well as "Firefox scolding the KDE Team". Let me summarize what happened. The story starts in 2003: Read More

As already pointed out by others, we started porting kdelibs to Qt4. Thanks to the restless work of Maksim, DCOP now compiles and works, at least the client part of it. He managed to restore compatibility with the protocol used in KDE3, so we now have some means of posting stuff between toolkit versions. Read More

Well, I've just got back from London visiting my brother. A note for anyone who plans to visit the Turner Whistler Monet exhibition at Tate Britain - make sure you book. The queues are unbelievable, I've never seen anything like it at a gallery here. Read More

No, clee -- it is old news, very old in fact ;-) And the guy for sure didnt "invent" it. The equipment is too heavy to really carry on your back. It is noisy. And it stinks. I should know -- I actually tried it once. I didnt enjoy it much, though it momentary felt like a cool thing. But to each his own....I like it more without the engine. Just your muscles and the sun, baby. Read More

Your Linguistic Profile: 75% General American English 10% Midwestern 10% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Dixie What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

It's nice to not only see increasing popularity of KDE but to also see applications for KDE prosper and getting the recognition they deserve: last five dot stories are all about KDE applications people have written stories about. :-)

The FLOSS-Usability project is a strong initiative to bring developers and usability folks together. Their first "Sprint" took place in February in San Francisco and it was a amazing workshop (image). Eugene Eric Kim then brought up the idea of usability mentoring or caretakers who support the projects if the developers want it. This "matchmaking" was and is one of the basic ideas of OpenUsability, so that we decided to put our efforts together. That's in fact georgious news, because the Floss-Usability initiators have so much speed and they are very excellent in getting people together and keeping things rolling.

Today I just decided to go work outside, it's a very nice sunny day, not too cold and not to hot also (about 20C), so it's perfect to work on the balcony drinking a nice cold German beer ( make that several) and the forecast for next week is also good so I think that the I will move my office outside a lot this summer ... since I'm working from home mostly contracting work, I can do it. I wonder if I ever get a new job I will be allowed to do it ... Read More

Sometimes you learn surprising things while you drive a car. Last time this happened was on Thursday evening. SambaXP conference had ended in Goettingen, and I gave Tridge a lift to the Frankfurt Airport. For me it was only a very little detour on my way to Stuttgart. Tridge had a 30 hour journey back home to Australia in front of him (21 hrs of pure flight time). Read More