Like last week, the focus remained on getting the megarelrease ready for, well, a mega release! Along the way folks have been starting their well-earned vacations, so the pace of work understandably decreased a bit. Accordingly, this will be the last regular weekly post of the year, with at least next week's skipped, and possibly…
Everyone kept hammering on the bugs this week. As a result, the number of open Plasma 6 issues decreased, and so did the number of older high and very high priority Plasma issues! I'm feeling really good about this release. Daily driving it is already a pleasure. I think it might be a winner. :)…
The bug-fixing marathon continued this week, alongside an avalanche of new bug reports! It appears people are indeed testing the Plasma 6 beta release, which is great! Fortunately most of the bugs being reported are minor. Keep it up, everyone! And don't forget about the Plasma 6 fundraiser; we're getting really close! KDE 6 Mega-Release…
Plasma 6 beta 1 has been released! And so far the feedback has been very positive. A few final features snuck in before we started on the mega bugfixing marathon, which began this week! Please do continue to test the beta and report bugs. Other useful activities include fixing bugs and donating to the Plasma…
At this point nearly all the planned features for Plasma 6 are done, and everyone's focus has begun to shift to bug-fixing and polishing. People are reporting plenty of bugs (most of them fairly minor) and we're fixing them as fast as we can! In addition to that, some larger and more notable changes went…