ISV/Why use KDE - Revision history

Maidis: /* Sub-Projects */ some link and name changes

2013-05-13T13:40:37Z

‎Sub-Projects: some link and name changes

Maidis: /* Compatibility & Integration */ link fixes

2013-05-13T13:14:46Z

‎Compatibility & Integration: link fixes

Maidis: /* Technologies */ KHTML page no longer available, i replaced it with webkit

2013-05-13T12:29:04Z

‎Technologies: KHTML page no longer available, i replaced it with webkit

Maidis: /* Development */ fix Release schedules and feature plans link

2013-05-13T12:13:48Z

‎Development: fix Release schedules and feature plans link

Maidis: /* KDE e.V. */ fix link: spreadkde.org no longer available, now there is a sub site at kde.org as spread.kde.org

2013-05-13T12:10:26Z

‎KDE e.V.: fix link: spreadkde.org no longer available, now there is a sub site at kde.org as spread.kde.org

AnneW at 18:53, 12 July 2012

2012-07-12T18:53:35Z

Jstaniek: /* Sub-Projects */ ->calligra, koffice inactive

2011-12-02T22:48:18Z

‎Sub-Projects: ->calligra, koffice inactive

Sreich: /* Technologies */ s/hal/udev/

2011-07-23T05:40:16Z

‎Technologies: s/hal/udev/

Sreich: /* Technologies */

2011-07-23T05:38:37Z

‎Technologies

Alisha at 06:27, 27 December 2009

2009-12-27T06:27:04Z

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 ; KDE Pim
-: The goal of [http://pim.kde.org KDE Pim] (Personal information management) is to provide an application suite to manage personal information. This includes applications like an email client, a calender etc. The main result is '''KDE Kontact''', our personal information manager.
+: The goal of [http://community.kde.org/KDE_PIM KDE Pim] (Personal information management) is to provide an application suite to manage personal information. This includes applications like an email client, a calender etc. The main result is '''KDE Kontact''', our personal information manager.
 ; Calligra
-: [http://calligra.org KOffice] is an '''integrated office suite''' using KDE-technology and features a full set of applications which work together seamlessly to provide the best user experience possible. The office suite contains applications like Words, Tables, Stage, Krita, Kexi and many more.
+: [http://calligra.org Calligra] is an '''integrated office suite''' using KDE-technology and features a full set of applications which work together seamlessly to provide the best user experience possible. The office suite contains applications like Words, Tables, Stage, Krita, Kexi and many more.
 ; KDevelop
-: [http://kdevelop.kde.org KDevelop] is an '''Integrated Development Environment''' (IDE) for KDE. It supports language like C/C++ and Java and helps with rapid application development.
+: [http://kdevelop.org/ KDevelop] is an '''Integrated Development Environment''' (IDE) for KDE. It supports language like C/C++ and Java and helps with rapid application development.
 == Roadmap ==

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 === Compatibility & Integration ===
-The last major KDE release was KDE 4.0. All KDE 4.x versions are '''binary compatible''', i.e. software written for KDE 4.0 will be compatible with KDE 4.5 years later. As KDE is based on standards it is, for instance, easy to integrate applications with plain [http://todo-link-to-howto .desktop files].
+The last major KDE release was KDE 4.0. All KDE 4.x versions are '''binary compatible''', i.e. software written for KDE 4.0 will be compatible with KDE 4.11 years later. As KDE is based on standards it is, for instance, easy to integrate applications with plain [[Development/Tutorials/Desktop_File|.desktop files]].
 ==== Freedesktop.org & Portland ====
 As an ISV, your target is probably not only KDE but all Linux/UNIX desktops. This is made possible due to '''strong collaboration between KDE and other projects''' like [http://freedesktop.org freedesktop.org] which defines standards and software that helps integrating applications in all standard conform desktop environments.
-One of those projects is the [http://developer.kde.org/portland/ Portland project], which intends to develop a common set of Linux Desktop Programming Interfaces and Tools to allow applications to '''easily integrate''' with the free desktop configuration an end user has chosen to work with.
+One of those projects is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Project Portland project], which intends to develop a common set of Linux Desktop Programming Interfaces and Tools to allow applications to '''easily integrate''' with the free desktop configuration an end user has chosen to work with.
 === Sub-Projects ===

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 === Technologies ===
-KDE provides a wide range of '''powerful technologies''' such as [http://khtml.info KHTML and KJS] which are adopted by other companies like Apple (Safari browsers) and Nokia. Additionally there are several '''development frameworks''' like KParts (KDE's component technology), KIO (network/protocol architecture) or KXmlGui (build GUIs based on XML definitions).
+KDE provides a wide range of '''powerful technologies''' such as [http://www.webkit.org/ WebKit and KJS] which are adopted by other companies like Apple (Safari browsers) and Nokia. Additionally there are several '''development frameworks''' like KParts (KDE's component technology), KIO (network/protocol architecture) or KXmlGui (build GUIs based on XML definitions).
 KDE uses '''well-known standards''' like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udev UDev]) and [http://dbus.freedesktop.org D-Bus] (interprocess communication).

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 == Development ==
-The KDE development process takes place in steady release cycles. '''[http://developer.kde.org/development-versions/release.html Release schedules]''' and '''feature plans''' help the KDE project coordinating a KDE release by introducing several ''phases'' like ''feature freeze'' and ''message freeze''. This phases make sure that developers concentrate on polishing the release and the translation teams have time enough to translate all the KDE software into many different languages. Further information about KDE development tools can be found on the [[Development|development pages]].
+The KDE development process takes place in steady release cycles. '''[[Schedules|Release schedules and feature plans]]''' help the KDE project coordinating a KDE release by introducing several ''phases'' like ''feature freeze'' and ''message freeze''. This phases make sure that developers concentrate on polishing the release and the translation teams have time enough to translate all the KDE software into many different languages. Further information about KDE development tools can be found on the [[Development|development pages]].
 === Documentation ===

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 == KDE e.V. ==
-The non-profit organization [http://ev.kde.org KDE e.V.] helps in creating and distributing KDE by securing cash, hardware, and other donations, then using donations to aid KDE development and promotion. All its members are part of the KDE community which means the KDE e.V. plays an important role in the KDE project. Members of the KDE e.V. form several '''working groups''' like the [http://www.spreadkde.org/handbook/mwg/charter Marketing Working Group (MWG)] and the [http://ev.kde.org/workinggroups/hci.php Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Working Group] to help realize KDE's vision.
+The non-profit organization [http://ev.kde.org KDE e.V.] helps in creating and distributing KDE by securing cash, hardware, and other donations, then using donations to aid KDE development and promotion. All its members are part of the KDE community which means the KDE e.V. plays an important role in the KDE project. Members of the KDE e.V. form several '''working groups''' like the [http://spread.kde.org/handbook/mwg/charter Marketing Working Group (MWG)] and the [http://ev.kde.org/workinggroups/hci.php Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Working Group] to help realize KDE's vision.
 == Adoption of KDE ==

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	This page intends to help '''Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)''' getting into KDE related topics. This includes companies developing commercial applications as well as other Open Source Projects.		This page intends to help '''Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)''' getting into KDE related topics. This includes companies developing commercial applications as well as other Open Source Projects.

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 KDE provides a wide range of '''powerful technologies''' such as [http://khtml.info KHTML and KJS] which are adopted by other companies like Apple (Safari browsers) and Nokia. Additionally there are several '''development frameworks''' like KParts (KDE's component technology), KIO (network/protocol architecture) or KXmlGui (build GUIs based on XML definitions).
-KDE uses '''well-known standards''' like [http://hal.freedesktop.org HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer)] and [http://dbus.freedesktop.org D-Bus] (interprocess communication).
+KDE uses '''well-known standards''' like [http://hal.freedesktop.org HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer)] (now replaced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udev UDev]) and [http://dbus.freedesktop.org D-Bus] (interprocess communication).
 === Compatibility & Integration ===