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KDE's megarelease is now just one month away. At the end of February 2024 KDE will publish Plasma 6, Frameworks 6, and a whole new set of applications in a special edition of KDE Gear all in one go.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

But this cube.. didn't it come from beryl before it was compiz? Man that brings back nostalgia.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Them wiggly wobbly windows tho

[–] porl@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Beryl was a fork of Compiz, and then was merged back later on. The desktop cube was basically Compiz' first big show off feature, along with the wobbly windows.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

That's right. Man that was a long time ago.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago