Last week we launched a free job board on KDE-Look.org, KDE-Apps.org and the other websites of the openDesktop.org network.

I know quite a few people who found a nice full time or freelance job by showing their work on our websites. I also know a few free software projects and companies who are looking for new projects, members or employees.

So I had the idea to build a job board where companies, projects, developers and artist can get in contact. Specialised for open source and IT jobs.

Time is up, and we are home again. KDAB has once again proved to be a great host, and so has the city Berlin. We have had a great and productive weekend. Read on to learn more details about the KOffice 2008 meeting in Berlin.

Some 20 KOffice developers have gathered at the KDAB offices to discuss and prepare the upcoming release of KOffice 2.0. Read on to learn about what the meeting is for and what is on the agenda to be sorted before the big release.

The Call For Presentations deadline for Camp KDE 2009 will be Friday, November 21. Due to the compressed planning of this event, deliberation will be held over the weekend and selected presentations will be announced on Monday, November 24 so that travel decisions can be made.

Today sees the release of Kubuntu 8.10 featuring the latest KDE 4.1 desktop. The Kubuntu developers have been hard at work, integrating this major new version into a completed desktop. The settings and artwork have been kept close to KDE's defaults to ensure the best face of our favourite desktop shines through. Desktop effects have been enabled by default for cards which support it thanks to the wonderful KWin and package management comes via a brand new version of Adept. Printer Applet and System Config Printer KDE were written to ensure a complete user experience, both are now part of KDE itself. Update Manager, Language Selector and plenty other tools have been reworked for KDE 4. Upgrade, download or request a free CD.

Organisation of Camp KDE 2009 is now moving at full speed and the event website is now active. The organisers are now releasing a Call For Presentations (CFP) and a Call For Sponsorship (CFS). Camp KDE 2009 was recently announced on the Dot and will be held in Negril, Jamaica from January 17-23, 2009. We are excited to continue the momentum of KDE interest shown at the 2008 KDE 4.0 Release Event in California. This new conference will be held at the Travellers Beach Resort in Negril.

In January 2008, the KDE community celebrated the release of the much anticipated KDE 4.0 in Mountain View, CA. When the event was celebrated by a packed house, we realised that there was a strong demand for KDE events in the Americas. One year later, the community will celebrate this new conference series at Camp KDE 2009, to be held in Negril, Jamaica.

The second OpenExpo for this year was held in Winterthur on 24th and 25th September. All was perfectly organized by /ch/open. Read more about KDE's presence at the show.

It has been a couple of weeks since Akademy 2008 finished. KDE's contributors are now back home, more enthusiastic than ever about our future. If you missed the talks videos are now online. This article covers what happened during the week and outlines some of the results. Read on for more.

KDE will be present at this years FrOSCon. The Free and Open Source Conference will take place this weekend on 23rd and 24th of August at the University of Applied Sciences St. Augustin.
Besides the usual booth where one can meet active members of the community, there will be a developers room where we will give talks on certain KDE related topics. On Saturday at 15:15 Sebastian Kügler will appear in the main track talking about the new concepts and techniques in KDE 4. Talks programme is below.