[ENEWS Message] According to the plan of the developer of KDE, the plan that has been published, by adding a Google type search feature, you can simplify the search for files in the Linux operating system desktop environment of open source. The new version of the new version of KDE, known as version 3.4 or 4, is expected to include this new search function. This new version is likely to be released within the next 18 months.
According to a KDE developer Aaron, in the "KDE Community Global Summit", the KDE community has been discussing new search engines and writing code. This new search engine will be included in the control panel and based on the current search function in KDE. He said that although people can still search files with names, we have already planned a search engine similar to Google. According to Aaron, it is time to find a file on the web than finding a file on the computer.
Aaron said that this search tool is expected to be included in the new KDE, but developers can fail to determine if it is possible to complete it. However, developers may attack Microsoft with their improved search function, but Microsoft's software giants have been discussing how to improve search features on its Windows desktop. Improved Search is part of Microsoft's new generation operating system Longhorn Plan. But it is only one of the enhancements of several KDE interfaces, and developers have also hoped to further simplify KDE appearance and style. According to Aaron, we are planning to make KDE more simple, developers are willing to develop interfaces with 1 million control strips and buttons, but it is not convenient to use. We want to make the interface more intuitive without restricting its capacity.
At present, 3 experts have joined the KDE project to help improve their interfaces. According to Aaron, since the developer does not meet the needs of non-technical users, the desktop software of open source code is usually not convenient for use. He said that from traditionally, open source software is written by programmers for programmer. He said, even though I can't imagine the future of KDE, I hope that their interface will be very intuitive, so that people will no longer think it is a user interface.
However, some people in the open source community suspect that the desktop of the Linux operating system can meet the level of desktop of the Windows operating system in terms of availability. According to RED HAT, Bobell, Ballo, said that due to its research and development budget, his company has to focus on the server but not on the desktop. He said that our last year's profit is $ 25 million, and it is also necessary to invest 20% in R & D. But Microsoft's investment costs in R & D in Microsoft have been 7 billion US dollars, and we are indeed a dusty.
