ability ▁improvements . ▁Bug fix ▁releases ▁in ▁general ▁do ▁not ▁allow ▁new ▁features , ▁although ▁some ▁releases ▁include ▁small ▁enh anc ements . ▁A ▁short ened ▁release ▁schedule ▁is ▁used . ▁Starting ▁with ▁the ▁K DE ▁SC ▁ 4 ▁series , ▁K DE ▁SC ▁has ▁a ▁maintenance ▁release ▁roughly ▁every ▁month , ▁except ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁a ▁feature ▁release , ▁while ▁with ▁Pl asma ▁ 5 , ▁bug fix ▁releases ▁tend ▁to ▁happen ▁even ▁shorter ▁like ▁ 2 – 3 ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Release ▁cycle ▁ ▁{ | ▁class =" wik itable " ▁style =" float : left ; ▁font - size : ▁ 8 5 %; ▁text - align : ▁left ; ▁margin - top : 0 px ; ▁margin - left : 8 px ; ▁margin - right : 0 px ; ▁margin - bottom : 5 px ;" ▁! ▁col span =" 6 " | Tim eline ▁of ▁major ▁releases ▁| - ▁! Date ▁! ▁col span =" 5 " ▁| ▁Release ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁| ▁col span =" 5 " ▁| ▁Project ▁announced ▁by ▁Matth ias ▁Et tr ich ▁| - ▁! col span =" 6 " ▁style =" background :# C 0 C 0 C 0 " | K DE ▁ 1 ▁| - ▁! ▁ ▁| ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁| ▁col span =" 5 " ▁| ▁K DE ▁ 1 . 0 ▁| - ▁! ▁ ▁| ▁