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KDE Ships Alpha of Third Generation of the Leading Linux Desktop for Developers.
The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KDE 3.0alpha1, the third generation of KDE's free, powerful and easy-to-use free Internet-enabled desktop for Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.0 is scheduled for its first beta release this December and for final release in late February 2002.
This inaugural release of the KDE 3, which follows two weeks after the stable release of KDE 2.2.1 series, is based on TrollTech's Qt 3.0.0beta6. It ships with the core KDE libraries, the core desktop environment, and over 100 applications from the other base KDE packages (administration, multimedia, network, PIM, utilities, etc.).
The primary goal of the 3.0alpha1 release is to provide a framework for developers to start porting their KDE 2 applications to KDE 3 and to solicit developer feature contributions and feature requests before the KDE 3 API is frozen for binary compatibility. In addition, experimental KDE users who would like to try this release can set up a KDE 3 system side-by-site with a KDE 2 system. Instructions for doing so are available here.
Additional information about KDE 3 is available at the KDE website, including a tentative release plan, a KDE 3 info page, and a list of planned features.
News source: The KDE Project
KDE Ships Alpha of Third Generation of the Leading Linux Desktop for Developers.
The KDE Project today announced the immediate release of KDE 3.0alpha1, the third generation of KDE's free, powerful and easy-to-use free Internet-enabled desktop for Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.0 is scheduled for its first beta release this December and for final release in late February 2002.
This inaugural release of the KDE 3, which follows two weeks after the stable release of KDE 2.2.1 series, is based on TrollTech's Qt 3.0.0beta6. It ships with the core KDE libraries, the core desktop environment, and over 100 applications from the other base KDE packages (administration, multimedia, network, PIM, utilities, etc.).
The primary goal of the 3.0alpha1 release is to provide a framework for developers to start porting their KDE 2 applications to KDE 3 and to solicit developer feature contributions and feature requests before the KDE 3 API is frozen for binary compatibility. In addition, experimental KDE users who would like to try this release can set up a KDE 3 system side-by-site with a KDE 2 system. Instructions for doing so are available here.
Additional information about KDE 3 is available at the KDE website, including a tentative release plan, a KDE 3 info page, and a list of planned features.
News source: The KDE Project
The back of the car, similar in design to the front, has a tail-like wagging antenna.
It's not quite KITT, the high-tech talking sports car in the 1980s Knight Rider TV series. The emphasis is more on "cute."
The car is driven with a joystick-type controller and does not have foot pedals, but it does have sensors to detect a driver's emotional state and give advice in driving.
It takes pre-recorded data of an expert driver, compares it with the current driver's style, and displays words of praise or warning on a centre monitor.
Calming effect
The pod can also tell when the driver is in a hurry, measuring the degree of acceleration, the distance from the car in front and the pulse and perspiration of the driver.
Not only will it display a warning, but it will try to calm the driver down with relaxing music and by blowing cool air.
Memorising its driver's driving style, the pod automatically adapts operating characteristics to the optimal level for that person--for example, by softening shock absorbers on rough roads and stiffening suspension on winding roads.
Nor does it forget those special moments, taking photos when the tone of the conversation indicates it is a happy one.
A small portable terminal, called a mini-pod will memorise the musical and TV program preferences of the driver and choose background music and provide shopping information.
Approach the car with the mini-pod and it lights up, opens the door, swivels the seat for easy entry as well as adjusting the seat's height. Switch off the engine with mini-pod, and the car falls in height and bids the driver farewell.
Toyota, which has been keen to woo younger drivers, and Sony which has been developing interactive technologies seen in its robot-dog Aibo, have been working on the car since last year.
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