It finally released (Codename: CampKDE) after having some delays from the schedule, but it’s still fun and makes us surprise about the additional reports from users (besides official improvements): it’s told running faster on old machines (see the comments here).

January 25th, 2010. Today, KDE has released the second release candidate of the next version of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC). KDE SC 4.4 Release Candidate 2 provides a testing base for identifying bugs in the upcoming KDE Software Compilation 4.4, with its components the KDE Plasma Workspaces, the Applications powered by KDE, and the KDE Development Platform.
The list of changes between 4.3 and 4.4 is especially long. Important changes can be observed all over the place:

• The Nepomuk Semantic Search framework has made leaps: A new storage backend makes it a lot faster. New user interfaces to interact with the Nepomuk database are first delivered with KDE 4.4.0. A timeline view of your files makes finding files used in the past easier.
• The Plasma Desktop has been further polished. Many user interface elements have received attention by developers and designers. The new widget explorer provides a richer experience for managing desktop widgets. Plasma widgets can now be shared with other users over the network and the handling of storage devices in the desktop shell has been streamlined. Also, in 4.4 Plasma’s little sibling, the Netbook shell debuts as a technology preview.
• New applications on the horizon range from Blogilo, a rich-client blogging tool to Cantor and Rocs, two scientific applications for advanced math and graph theory needs. Many other applications, such as the Gwenview image viewer and the Dolpin file manager have been further improved.
• The KDE Development Platform adds the new KAuth authorization framework for easy and secure privilege escalation, printing of odd and even pages, scanner support for the Windows platform and the first pieces of integration of the popular webkit rendering engine.

Although it’s not recommended for novice users, it still OK and usable to have some experiences with it. And if you have some issues about it, the planet should help you wisely.For openSUSE users, the ordinary way to install it still remains the same.

Can’t wait to have it on (officially) stable stage, and having fun on the party (see you there!)

Don’t forget to spread the word and have fun!

Great! It will be great party also!

As i mentioned before we’re going to have a ‘big’ gathering next month, a community week, held at Unikom, and we call it ULW 2010, Unikom Linux Week 2010.

It’s about talks (mostly openSUSE), workshops, and community meeting (Install-Fest, community talks, etc). You can see the schedule here.

First time i created this idea was not as big as it is now, it was only my talks and some other friends’s for two purposes: building a good quality FOSS knowledge and solid community at local campus. But you can see that it is not as simple as i though before, it will be the longest sessions of talks (and workshops) we’ve ever made in this town.

We can’t and it will be nothing without you and your participation to succeed this event, so be there!, be solid and be the best FOSS community in country!

The first KLuBing (Klub Linux Bandung Meeting) of this year has been held together with the election of new board, hereafter, We now on this second KLuBing will have many jobs to be done:

1. It is about collaboration of KLuB with IGOS Center-Bandung and POSS-Bandung. For this issue we’ll have another KLuBing with some other guy involved next Saturday (January 23rd 2010).
2. We’re going to have our “Help-Desk Room” at Champ’s Multimedia Mall (ex Sultan Plaza Mall). Right now, we’re waiting Yudha for further confirmation.
3. We’re busy in preparing this ‘big’ event! Watch out!

See? We always have some fun!

After our first wonderful party in Bandung, we decided to choose Ghian to be a leader of this LUG, Wisnu as the Co-Leader, Yudha as a secretary, and Rolly as a exchequer. They worked as both volunteer and (yet another) open source worker in our lovely town almost three years (Ghian was retired in 2008, and replaced by Wisnu since then).

Although we now do not have  conversation as much as we had 2-3 years ago, i’m sure that they feel the same, and still want to have many exciting jobs and celebrating different distro parties again.

Now they have left, the new power will be growing (M. Bayu as the leader, and Sakra as the community-event organizer) , and try to serve the community even better (the ‘election’ was held on 9th January 2010).

Congrats to the new board, we’ll help making it easy for you

So people, join with us, lets empower this community together, and (of course) make some fun!

1. Alam Aby Bashit, who helped me from the start, and gave talk about Wine.
2. Rizki Izandi, that always helps the (local) community growing so fast like now.
3. Agung Purnomo, very kind man who helped me on original poster.
4. Bonnie Kurniawan, my great man from Bogor, thanks for the talk!
5. Sakra Aprila, a nice guy form BlankOn Linux developer.
6. Rendra with other (local) Linux community guys.
7. Didit Andri Jatmiko, thanks for nice poster.
8. Reko Agung, a friend from Blender Indonesia who gave 3D model and animation workshop.
9. Desmon and friends from Museum of Asian-African Conference.
10. and me.. (drop your name here if I missed you)

So here they are with nice audience:

We’ll see you at other gathering then.. Have fun!

Still finding right moment to publish our own party (with nice images).

Happy new year! And Have fun!