转自：
http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.4.2.phpKDE 3.4.2 Release Announcement
DATELINE July 28, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KDE Project Ships Second Translation and Service Release for Leading Free Software Desktop
KDE Project Ships Second Translation and Service Release of the 3.4 Generation GNU/Linux - UNIX Desktop, Offering Enterprises and Governments a Compelling Free and Open Desktop Solution
July 28, 2005 (The INTERNET). The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.4.2, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes. KDE 3.4.2 ships with a basic desktop and fifteen other packages (PIM, administration, network, edutainment, utilities, multimedia, games, artwork, web development and more). KDE's award-winning tools and applications are available in 51 languages including a new Afrikaans language pack.
KDE, including all its libraries and its applications, is available for free under Open Source licenses. KDE can be obtained in source and numerous binary formats from
http://download.kde.org and can also be obtained on CD-ROM or with any of the major GNU/Linux - UNIX systems shipping today.
Enhancements
KDE 3.4.2 is a maintenance release which provides corrections of problems reported using the KDE bug tracking system and greatly enhanced support for existing translations and new translations.
For a more detailed list of improvements since the KDE 3.4.1 release in May, please refer to the KDE 3.4.2 Changelog.
Additional information about the enhancements of the KDE 3.4.x release series is available in the KDE 3.4 Announcement.
Live-CD
The "Klax" KDE 3.4.2 Live-CD allows you to test-drive this release on x86 computers without requiring a GNU/Linux or other UNIX installation or you to install the offered binary packages.
Installing KDE 3.4.2 Binary Packages
Packages Creators. Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE 3.4.2 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so. Some of these binary packages are available for free download from KDE's
http://download.kde.org. Additional binary packages, as well as updates to the packages now available, may become available over the coming weeks.
Package Locations. For a current list of available binary packages of which the KDE Project has been informed, please visit the KDE 3.4.2 Info Page.
Compiling KDE 3.4.2
Source Code. The complete source code for KDE 3.4.2 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing KDE 3.4.2 are available from the KDE 3.4.2 Info Page.
Supporting KDE
KDE is a Free Software project that exists and grows only because of the help of many volunteers that donate their time and effort. KDE is always looking for new volunteers and contributions, whether its help with coding, bug fixing or reporting, writing documentation, translations, promotion, money, etc. All contributions are gratefully appreciated and eagerly accepted. Please read through the Supporting KDE page for further information.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
About KDE
KDE is an award-winning, independent project of hundreds of developers, translators, artists and other professionals worldwide collaborating over the Internet to create and freely distribute a sophisticated, customizable and stable desktop and office environment employing a flexible, component-based, network-transparent architecture and offering an outstanding development platform.
KDE provides a stable, mature desktop including a state-of-the-art browser (Konqueror), a personal information management suite (Kontact), a full office suite (KOffice), a large set of networking application and utilities, and an efficient, intuitive development environment featuring the excellent IDE KDevelop.
KDE is working proof that the Open Source "Bazaar-style" software development model can yield first-rate technologies on par with and superior to even the most complex commercial software.
