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XFCE based KateOS 3.6 released

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kateos logoNew version of nice Polish Linux distribution KateOS that is based on XFCE is released.

KateOS is currently the best Polish(ed) Linux distro. It is developed dynamically by Kate team, and actively supported by a well educated community. Since early 2004, the team members have learned exactly what are the needs of Linux users in Poland and worldwide. The current kateos screendevelopment of KateOS is based on experience of people all around the world, who support and broaden the ideas of the project. KateOS is fast, stable and secure, and most importantly of all, gives its users a choice. We do not believe in applications satisfying the needs of all users. This is why we let our users choose their tools on their own.

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Interview with lead developer of XFCE

Benedikt Meurer

What are Xfce’s long term goals? What is the Xfce vision for the future?

Hm, this is difficult… one thing is of course to maintain simplicity, in order to keep the fun in it. Besides that, I plan to add better support for laptop users (I'm using some of the GNOME stuff here today, but it doesn't really work reliably, and doesn't integrate properly into the desktop) and even better volume management (to Thunar). Also a working NetworkManager frontend for Xfce would be nice, but maybe fixing nm-applet would also do the job here (and help gnome users). That’s for the next year…For the long term goals: I think the most important goal is still being lightweight and easy to use.

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