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<p>The Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) project is a computer desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems
with a primary goal of retaining the function and form of traditional desktop computers.</p>

<h2>Project Goals</h2>
<P>We seek to provide a traditional desktop environment which is . . .
<ul>
    <li>Flexible and highly customizable.</li>
    <li>Visually appealing.</li>
    <li>Equipped with a suitable collection of desktop effects that remain compatible with older hardware.</li>
    <li>Responsive on older hardware, while also being compatible with newer hardware.</li>
    <li>Compatible with, but not requiring, 3D acceleration.</li>
    <li>Compatible with <a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/">freedesktop.org</a> and 
    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard">Linux file system hierarchy</a> 
    standards.</li>
    <li>Compatible with other desktop environments.</li>
    <li>Capable of offering maximal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_interaction">HCI 
    (Human-Computer Interaction)</a> efficiency in a mouse/keyboard environment.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Major Features</h2>
<ul>
    <li>Traditional panel, task bar, task manager, quick launch.</li>
    <li>A repository of TDE compatible software applications, including several text editors, a file manager, 
    image viewers, office apps, an archive manager, and the original and improved classic Amarok music player.
    <A HREF="applications.php">Full list of applications</A></li>
    <li>Optional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_attention_key">Secure Attention
    Key</a> to further secure the login and desktop lock dialogs.</li>
    <li>A TDE-specific DBUS notification client for improved integration with
    common applications such as Firefox and NetworkManager (with no need for HAL).</li>
    <li>Plus much more!  <A HREF="features.php">Full list of features</A>
</ul>

<h2>History</h2>
<p>The TDE project began as a continuation of the K Desktop Environment (KDE)
    version 3. The name Trinity was chosen partly because the word means "three" and TDE
    was a continuation of KDE 3. TDE now is its own computer desktop environment
    project.</p>
<p>The TDE project was founded by Timothy Pearson. Timothy
    is an experienced and skilled software developer and was the KDE 3.x coordinator
    of previous Kubuntu releases.</p>
<h3>Release dates:</h3>
<p><b>TDE 3.5.11:</b> April 29, 2010.<br>
<b>TDE 3.5.12:</b> October 3, 2010.<br>
<b>TDE 3.5.13:</b> November 1, 2011.<br>
<b>TDE 3.5.13.1:</b> October 10, 2012.<br>
<b>TDE 3.5.13.2:</b> July 21, 2013.<br></p>
<p><b>TDE R14.0.0:</b> December 16, 2014.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.1:</b> August 30, 2015.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.2:</b> November 28, 2015.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.3:</b> February 28, 2016.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.4:</b> November 7, 2016.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.5:</b> August 18, 2018.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.6:</b> March 30, 2019.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.7:</b> December 30, 2019.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.8:</b> April 29, 2020.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.9:</b> November 1, 2020.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.10:</b> April 30, 2021.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.11:</b> October 31, 2021.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.12:</b> May 1, 2022.<br/>
<b>TDE R14.0.13:</b> October 30, 2022.<br />
<b>TDE R14.1.0:</b> April 30, 2023.</p>
<p><b>NOTE:</b> The Trinity Desktop Environment project is not a continuation of
    KDE 3.5 by KDE e.V., members of which no longer support the KDE 3 series.
    Trinity is an independent fork using a separate developer community.</p>
<p><a href="contributors.php">Contributors</a></p>
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