The digiKam team is very proud to release the final 0.9.0 sources as a Xmas present to you. digiKam is complemented by a corresponding digikamImagePlugin release and a kipi-plugins introducing enticing new features. Binaries from your Linux distribution will be available shortly.
digiKam has made big headway towards a professional image management tool that compares favorably to heavy weights from Adobe and Apple. 16 bit Colormanagement workflow, Raw file support, full Metadata features including GPS data, to name only the most important ones.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.digikam.org/news/2006-12-18_it_s_a_masterpiece_digikam_digikamimageplugins_0.9.0_major_release/