K Desktop Environment
KDE Two in Erlangen, Germany
Meeting Reports
Sponsors
6-10-1999 The KDE Team is happy to welcome IBM as sponsor of KDE-Two: "IBM and its ViaVoice team thanks the KDE team for the opportunity to help sponsor its second developers conference and congratulates KDE's efforts to produce a great leading GUI for Linux."4-10-1999 The KDE Team thanks Corel and Red Hat for their sponsorship of KDE-Two.
29-9-1999 The KDE Team thanks Markt & Technik and Addison - Wesley for their sponsorship of KDE-Two.
24-9-1999 The KDE Team wishes to thank Fujitsu Siemens Computers, for their sponsorship of KDE-Two.
According to Fujitsu Siemens Computers:
"Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of the main Linux supporters worldwide, is proud to sponsor the KDE-Two developer meeting. Fujitsu Siemens Computers strongly supports open source projects like KDE as one of the leading GUIs for Linux. The GUI is of particular importance with regard to further enhancing the acceptance of Linux in different environments from Desktop to Server."
15-9-1999 It took somewhat longer than expected but finally KDE-Two, the second KDE developer meeting, has become reality! Here is our press release:
KDE Developer Meeting supported by SuSE and Caldera.
The KDE Team is happy to announce that the second KDE developer meeting will take place from 7th to 10th of October 1999 at the University of Erlangen, Germany. Thanks to the main sponsors, Caldera Systems Inc. and SuSE GmbH, about 50 KDE core developers from all over the world will be able to come together and work on the future development of KDE.
According to Waldo Bastian, KDE core developer, "KDE is being developed by a large group of volunteers from all over the world. This event is a unique opportunity to meet the other developers. Although we are in constant contact via Internet, most of us have never met each other in person. During the meeting we hope to define the roadmap for the next major release of KDE which is planned for the first half of the next year. Besides that, it will be great fun!"
The event has been made possible with the financial help of Linux distributors SuSE and Caldera. SuSE Chairman Roland Dyroff about SuSE's involvement "SuSE is very commited to the development of KDE. Thanks to KDE, Linux is quickly becoming a viable alternative on the Desktop market. By supporting events like this we make sure that the KDE Team can continue its marvelous work in an even faster pace."
"Caldera Systems is proud to have the opportunity to sponsor this event in order to show our appreciation to the KDE team for their effort. We are pleased with the progress the team has made in the latest releases and look forward to being able to provide KDE 2.0 to our customers in the future." says Drew Spencer, Vice President of Engineering at Caldera Systems Inc.
About KDE:
KDE is a collaborative project by hundreds of developers worldwide to create a sophisticated, customizable and stable desktop environment employing a network-transparent, intuitive user interface. In addition, many KDE users have assisted in the preparation of new releases by providing constructive feedback, suggestions and software patches. KDE is working proof of the power of the open source software development model. More information on KDE can be found at www.kde.org.
About Caldera:
Caldera Systems, Inc. is the Linux for Business technology leader in designing, developing and marketing Linux-based business solutions including OpenLinux, NetWare for Linux, Linux technical training, certification and support. Caldera Systems can be reached at 888-GO-Linux (888-465-4689) or via E-mail at linux@calderasystems.com.
About SuSE:
SuSE, with a workforce of over 160 people, is one of the leading Linux companies worldwide. The SuSE Linux distribution is used by more than 50,000 business customers worldwide due to its stability and high quality. For an efficient use of Linux in a business environment SuSE offers an extensive palette of qualified consulting and support services, as well as commercial Linux software and complete Linux systems. SuSE is contributing considerably to the development of Linux for projects such as the Linux kernel, glibc, XFree86[tm], KDE, ISDN4Linux, ALSA (AdvancedLinux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus). Get further information at www.suse.com or reach SuSE via E-mail to suse@suse.de.
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