Re: KDE ships KDE PIM 4.6.0 and June updates

Hey,

There is already some work on the 4.6.4 announcement, including some PIM 
pieces (mainly by Markus).

You'll find it at https://promo.notes.kde.org/33

It would be great if you could work in there directly (doesn't waste existing 
work and everyone can collaborate there directly - no log in is required).

Cheers,
Stu

On Wednesday, June 08, 2011 10:50:56 AM Stephen Kelly wrote:
> [ This is a draft and request for review/feedback]
> 
> June 8th, 2011. Today, KDE has released the 4.6.0 version of its popular
> PIM application suite. Long awaited new versions of KMail, KAddressBook,
> KOrganizer and more are now available, making use of the modern,
> extensible application frameworks available in KDE and Akonadi.
> 
> This release co-incides with the fourth maintenance release of the Plasma
> Desktop and Netbook Workspaces, the KDE applications, and the KDE
> Developement Frameworks in the 4.6 series. This 4.6.4 release is a
> recommended update for everyone currently running 4.6.3 or earlier
> versions. As the release only contains bugfixes and translation updates,
> it will be a safe and pleasant update for everyone. KDE's software is
> already translated into more than 55 languages, with more to come.
> 
> The release of KDE PIM 4.6.0 is one of many development milestones since
> initial planning for the future of KDE PIM started in 2005. The PIM
> applications now use a local client server architecture called <a
> href="http://community.kde.org/KDE_PIM/Akonadi">Akonadi</a> for data
> retrieval, data updates, caching and sharing data between applications.
> Akonadi decouples the applications from the actual location of data, making
> // #include "moc_main.cpp"
>  it easier to add application features like Facebook integration and access
> to Google calendars.
> 
> Additionally, as Akonadi provides a common means to access data which was
> previously only accessible from applications themselves (like
> KAddressBook), it is easier to write entirely new applications based on
> the same
> technology. This has already been happening with applications like <a
> href="http://cmollekopf.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/updates-from-
> mindmirror/">MindMirror</a> and <a
> href="http://ervin.ipsquad.net/2011/05/10/zanshin-0-2-alpha2/">Zanshin</a>
> under development. Such applications share the same data as used by KMail,
> KOrganizer and KJots, so integrate seamlessly with the user experience.
> 
> Technological updates in the traditional PIM applications like KMail are
> also available in the new version. Features such as IMAP push delivers
> instant updates to your inbox, Plasma integration allows lightweight
> notification and collation, and Nepomuk brings semantic features such as
> tagging and powerful search queries.
> 
> Many of these features have been available for some time in the KDE PIM
> frameworks, but the 4.6.0 release of KDE PIM is the first time applications
> have been released to take advantage of the new features and integration.
> Apart from the desktop applications available in this release, there is
> also a set of touch orientated application user interfaces developed for
> mobile and portable device form factors. The mobile applciations were
> developed to include all of the features available in the traditional
> desktop
> applications, but optimized for a touch orientated UI and based on QtQuick
> and QML technologies. Kontact touch is one of the largest QtQuick based
> suite of applications to date released as Free Software.
> 
> This release is a milestone for the KDE PIM suite itself, but is also a
> milstone for the development team, the artists and others collaborating on
> the look and feel, documenters, promoters and evangelists. This is not the
> first milestone in the process and it will not be the last. Every effort
> has been made to ensure a smooth experience for most users, but as this
> release includes a large body of new code, there are likely to be minor
> regressions, and some missing features. We encourage all users of previous
> versions of KDE PIM to try the new version and help make future versions
> even better.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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