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KDE Project: DCOPDownload and test the beta 2 candidates and report on that iso testing site. Upgrades also need testing. If you're wondering how to help Kubuntu, this is how. Virtual machines and real hardware needed. Join #kubuntu-devel to chat.

KDE Project: DCOPAs previously blogged Kubuntu Romania launched. Site creator Ovidiu-Florin has a launch ceremony with wine and ribbon to open it. Now that's style.

KDE Project: DCOPKubuntu România launches today, a Romanian language website with Kubuntu news and support.

KDE Project: DCOPWinter is coming so why not snuggle up with Kubuntu? Kubuntu keeps everyone warm.

KDE Project: DCOPThe writer on Netrunner Mag did a review of the Best KDE Distro of 2013 and came to the following conclusion: So beauty plus stability plus accessibility, the precarious triple-point equilibrium lands flat in the court of Kubuntu. ... [More] This is quite an achievement, and the team behind their project should be really proud. Raring Ringtail is an awesome KDE demonstrator, and it tickles all the right glands. If you have friends and family you might want to expose to Linux, then Kubuntu will probably be the best overall choice. [Less]

KDE Project: DCOPMedibuntu the archive with libdvdcss and a number of other package which couldn't be put into the official Ubuntu archive is to disappear. Gauvain Pocentek who has been maintaining it for some time is wanting to move himself and his ... [More] server on. At Blue Systems and in Kubuntu we looked over the packages in the archive and realised they were all obsolete or unnessecary because most are now in the official Ubuntu archive or have better equivalents which are. The main exception is libdvdcss which is illegal in the US so can't go in the archive. But fear not I've been working with the developers of libdvdcss at VideoLan to set up an archive directly at VideoLan. It works with either Ubuntu or Debian of pretty much any release See the libdvdcss page on videolan.org. I'm doing a stable release update for libdvdread's install-css.sh script for versions of Ubuntu supported on the desktop. If you spot any documentation that suggests people use Medibuntu please update and point them to videolan for libdvdcss. [Less]

KDE Project: DCOPApplication icons had stopped showing sometimes in the KDE SC 4.11.1 update but our lovely upstreams found a fix and when I was notified by a user I was happy to add it to the Kubuntu packages. What a lovely response.. From: Jens ... [More] To: Jonathan Riddell Subject: Re: Sry new to this OMG! You are awesome! I could kiss you, you complete stranger! :D [Less]

KDE Project: DCOPThanks to the elite packaging skills of smartboyhw and the review skills of Quintasan we now have kdeconnect in Kubuntu saucy so you can use your phone to control Amarok. OMG Ubuntu has a review.

KDE Project: DCOPThere is a Debian+Kubuntu Bug Squashing Party in Munich and you're invited! If you're wanting to help out with Kubuntu or Debian or KDE do come along and start squishing beasties. It's hosted by our friends at LiMux who do the ... [More] Munich city rollout of Kubuntu. See the wiki page for more details. I'm going and hope to see you there. Kubuntu Council should be able to sponsor travel for any Kubuntu friendly people who need travel and accomodation. Last year's meeting at LiMux with Libreoffice [Less]

KDE Project: DCOP As reported on Slashdot Commercial Support is available again for Kubuntu. If you or your organisation needs help with your computer systems running Kubuntu but you don't want to worry about the best IRC channel to ask in you can ... [More] pay some money and phone up the office in England to get some help. They will use phone, e-mail, Google hangout, Skype, VNC and any other method you like to help diagnose the issue and resolve it for you. Many thanks to Emerge Open, a not-for-profit company who's mission is to provide sustainable funding for Open Source Communities. So the profits will be going straight back to Kubuntu. They even operate in a transparent way, you can find their list of director's pay and contracts which are published under a CC licence. My sort of company. [Less]