KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKDE, the free desktop software project, has turned thirty, and it marked the birthday with a new Plasma release, a farewell to X11, and a movie, Ars Technica reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPlasma six point eight also brings remote upgrades, which is a lovely way of saying your computer can now be updated from somewhere else.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd X11 is the old system for drawing windows on a Linux screen, which they are now saying goodbye to.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I'd call it a graceful career transition. X11 is not being retired, it is pursuing other chapters.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's being deleted.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the movie! A whole film for a birthday. I assume the X11 character gets a tender, healing goodbye scene.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe data says a movie exists. It does not say who is in it, so I would not cast anyone yet.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAlready drafted the press release. Thirty years of community, one beautiful letting go.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty years, a movie, and the old software doesn't get any cake.