Week in open source: KDE 4.2, Moblin, Mozilla invests in Ogg

Sat, Jan 31st, 2009

This was an exciting week for the KDE project, which officially launched its 4.2 release. We also got our first glimpse of Moblin 2, and Mozilla launched a new campaign in collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation to improve Ogg.

Intel releases Linux-based Moblin 2 Alpha for Netbooks: The first alpha release of Intel's Linux-based Moblin 2 platform is now available for download. It's designed to work on Atom-based netbook devices and it offers fast boot times and a unique Internet connection manager.

Android app uproar sparks debate over open app store model: An Android Marketplace application has been accused of attacking files. Ars looks at the matter and concludes that there may be more smoke than fire in this case.

KDE 4.2 officially released: KDE 4.2 has officially been released. The new version of the popular open source desktop environment includes a richer and more complete Plasma shell, improved support for 3D visual effects, and many other features.

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