KDE 4.0 Beta 3 released

KDE Project Ships Third Beta Release for Leading Free Software Desktop, Codename "Cicker". This Beta is aimed at further polishing of the KDE codebase and also marks the freeze of the KDE Development Platform.

About KDE 4

KDE 4 is the next generation of the popular KDE Desktop Environment which seeks to fulfill the need for a powerful yet easy to use desktop for both personal and enterprise computing. The aim of the KDE project for the 4.0 release is to put the foundations in place for future innovations on the Free Desktop. The many newly introduced technologies incorporated in the KDE libraries will make it easier for developers to add rich functionality to their applications, combining and connecting different components in any way they want.

The new Beta 3 incorporates many improvements from previous Beta and alpha releases: Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Beta 1 and Beta 2.

Beta 3

With the third Beta, KDE aims to show the progress on their new development platform and desktop. We hope to collect comments and ideas, and inspire developers to use our technology for their applications. Most applications in KDE 4.0 Beta 3 are ready for bug reports, like Dolphin, Konsole, Okular and most of the Games and Educational applications. Of course, the parts which aren't released with the Beta like KDevplatform, KDevelop and kdewebdev generally aren't ready for a load of bugreports, and the same goes for the components of KDE which are still exempt from the feature freeze like Plasma. We would really appreciate if you would have a look at the relevant documentation if you start reporting bugs! And remember, if you have a little time to kill, our Bugsquad can really use your help. All this feedback and support will help us to polish KDE and ensure stability of the final release.