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<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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<chapter id="more-info">
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<title
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>Getting more information</title>
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<qandaset>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Where is the &kde; homepage?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>The &kde; homepage is located at <ulink url="http://www.kde.org"
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>http://www.kde.org</ulink
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>. If you prefer a local mirror, there are several to choose from. For a current list of web site mirrors sorted by location, please visit <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/mirrors/web.php"
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>http://www.kde.org/mirrors/web.php</ulink
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>.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question id="mailing-lists">
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<para
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>Is there a &kde; mailing list?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>There are several &kde; mailing lists. Each focuses on a different aspect of &kde;. Some are for developers, so they are not discussed in detail. Some of the more important lists that users might be interested in are:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry
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><term
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>kde</term>
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<listitem
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><para
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>This is the main &kde; mailing list for general discussions.</para
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></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry
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><term
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>kde-announce</term>
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<listitem
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><para
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>This list is used to announce new versions of &kde; as well as new tools and applications.</para
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></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry
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><term
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>kde-look</term>
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<listitem
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><para
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>This is the list that deals with questions about look and feel, and general user interface considerations.</para
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></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para
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>For the complete list of mailing lists available, please refer to <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/"
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>http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/</ulink
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>.</para>
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<para
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>Please note that it is not a good idea to ask questions which are already answered in this &FAQ;.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question id="subscribe">
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<para
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>How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to these lists?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>To subscribe, send an email to list-request, that is:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink
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url="mailto:kde-request@kde.org"
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>kde-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink url="mailto:kde-announce-request@kde.org"
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>kde-announce-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink
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url="mailto:kde-user-request@kde.org"
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>kde-user-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink url="mailto:kde-look-request@kde.org"
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>kde-look-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para
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>The email must contain <userinput
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>subscribe <replaceable
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>your_email_address</replaceable
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></userinput
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> in the subject.</para>
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<para
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>To unsubscribe, send an email to list-request, that is:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink url="mailto:kde-request@kde.org"
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>kde-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink url="mailto:kde-announce-request@kde.org"
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>kde-announce-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink url="mailto:kde-user-request@kde.org"
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>kde-user-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink url="mailto:kde-look-request@kde.org"
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>kde-look-request@kde.org</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para
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>The email must contain <userinput
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>unsubscribe <replaceable
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>your_email_address</replaceable
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></userinput
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> in the subject. <important
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><para
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>Never send subscribe/unsubscribe request to the mailing lists directly! Use the list-request instead.</para
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></important
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></para>
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<para
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>There is also a complete list of all &kde;-related mailing lists, and a web interface for subscribing and unsubscribing located at <ulink url="http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo"
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>http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo</ulink
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>.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Is there a mailing list archive?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Yes, there is a searchable mailing list archive hosted by <ulink url="http://www.progressive-comp.com"
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>Progressive Computer Concepts</ulink
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>. The &URL; is <ulink url="http://lists.kde.org"
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>http://lists.kde.org</ulink
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>. There you will see a folder listing of the mailing lists. Note that you can only do a subject/author search at this level. You probably will not find what you want doing this kind of search.</para>
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<para
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>To do a body search, you have to enter one of the mailing lists. Just click on the folder you want to search (⪚ <quote
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>kde</quote
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> or <quote
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>kde-user</quote
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>) and then the pull-down menu by the search box will default to <quote
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>Body</quote
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> searches. To be thorough, you should probably search the <quote
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>kde</quote
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>, <quote
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>kde-user</quote
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>, and <quote
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>kde-devel</quote
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> folders. </para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question id="newsgroups">
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<para
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>Is there a newsgroup about &kde;?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Yes, there is! It is at <literal
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>comp.windows.x.kde</literal
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>. In addition, there is also a German newsgroup at <literal
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>de.alt.comp.kde</literal
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>. Please note that it is not a good idea to ask questions which are already answered in this &FAQ;.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Are there any other &kde;-related &FAQ;s?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Yes. Here is a list of them:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink
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url="http://www.kde.org/info/faq.php"
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>&kde; &FAQ;</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink
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url="http://konqueror.org/faq/"
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>&konqueror; &FAQ;</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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<listitem
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><para
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><ulink
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url="http://www.arts-project.org/doc/manual/index.html"
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>aRts sound server documentation</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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><ulink
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url="http://kmail.kde.org/manual/faq.html"
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>&kmail;
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&FAQ;</ulink
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></para
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></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</answer>
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</chapter>
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