Pledges coming from proprietary software companies mean nothing
Get behind the community that is \really\ fighting to curb climate change:
Season of KDE (SoK) participants have improved translations, Kdenlive, LabPlot and more.
SoK is KDE's mentorship program that helps members of the public become active open source contributors.
This year, participants have translated apps into more languages, implemented multi-format rendering and keyframe curve editing in @kdenlive , ported @be4foss testing tools to Windows, added options for importing and exporting data to @LabPlot and much, much more.
MBition, the company that designs and implements infotainment systems for Mercedes-Benz, has become a KDE patron.
MBition uses KDE technologies and developers' know-how to create attractive and responsive interfaces that make Mercedes vehicles easier to drive and safer for their occupants.
KDE will mentor ten projects in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) this year. Congrats to everyone who got selected!
This year's wide range of projects includes Python support for the KDE Frameworks and Labplot, PDF Javascript forms support in Okular, more powerful subtitles in Kdenlive, and much more.
No ads, no spyware, no demos, as all software is fully functional and free. Also no subscriptions, no license fees, no unwanted communications.
A KDE-based system includes lots of customization possibilities (i.e. you can change practically everything in you system and desktop environment), but is also perfectly functional as is, even if you do not change a thing.
KDE software will work on most hardware, even on old, under-powered computers.
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Look! No ads!
Take back control. Choose Plasma.
https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/
(Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128640/microsoft-windows-11-start-menu-ads-app-recommendations)
We joined the @matrix Foundation:
@ThankGodItsFriday @fossasia @kde@lemmy.kde.social
We were at SCaLE not too long ago 😀 .
The KStars project releases version 3.7.0 of the app for education and astronomy aficionados🪐🌠.
Apart from it's inbuilt planetarium, KStars 3.7.0 helps you improve the focus of your astrophotography, adds features that match the simulated view and what you see through your telescope, improves comparing multiple images, and makes scheduling your observations easier.
https://knro.blogspot.com/2024/04/kstars-370-is-released.html
\#astronomy #astrophotography #education @kde@lemmy.kde.social
@rochacbruno @kde@lemmy.kde.social It's the same. Money goes either way to us with more or less the same cut by the payment provider, so it depends on which payment method you prefer.
You can make a one-time donation here:
https://kde.org/community/donations/
Or a one-time donation or a periodic donation for the amount of your choice at:
We have now reached (and surpassed) 1000 Supporting Members! 🎉
But as KDE grows and takes on more and more ambitious projects, the effort to raise funds also increases.
If you would like to help, please consider becoming a supporting member and get your name inscribed in Plasma's Hall of Fame:
https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/
Or, if you prefer, you can make a one time donation:
https://kde.org/community/donations/ https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/
KDE is at #fossasia2024! Come and visit our booth and attend talks by Piyush and Tomaz
Visit the #KDE booth at @fossasia at the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology in Hanoi, Vietnam, from today April 8, until Wednesday, April 10; check out Plasma 6 and our new apps and gadgets; and attend talks from KDE devs Piyush Aggarwal
https://eventyay.com/e/55d2a466/session/8884
and Tomaz Canabrava
What's going on here? What's that smell? Smells like... empanadas...
We write all recipes for our juiciest empanadas in our #Marknote notebooks. Version 1.1.0 available now!
https://carlschwan.eu/2024/04/01/marknote-1.1.0/
Flatpak coming today!
You like tasty? Cos KDE got tasty!
https://tube.kockatoo.org/videos/watch/c71ac1ee-f29b-47d3-a067-78b5ea232ae2
Today's specials: meat, chicken, vegan (spinach, tomatoes and chickpeas) with extra Ketchup open sauce!
Mmmmh! Para lamerse los dedos!
Visit our new brick and mortar store at Entre Ríos 1485 in Rosario, Santa Fe!
KDE Neon users please note: Neon is NOT affected by the xz security issue. You do not have to take any precautions.
That is regular themes.
_Global_ themes also modify the desktop's behavior and hence contain code to do that.
digiKam, KDE's powerful photo managing software, reaches version 8.3.0
@digikam 8.3.0 is translated to more than 60 languages, helps you create time-lapse video with frame luminosity equalization, and comes with a smart tagging assistant that analyses the content of your pictures.
https://www.digikam.org/news/2024-03-17-8.3.0\_release\_announcement/
@cyberlyra @socallinuxexpo @kde@lemmy.kde.social @linmob
We have project called @plasmamobile
Pair that with, say, @postmarketOS
And you have got yourself a free and open source privacy-respecting stack for your mobile device.
Disclaimer: does not work on all hardware! Hardware is usually closed and proprietary. check the list:
Attention people in Southern California! KDE is coming to town (to set up a booth a SCaLE21x).
Come visit us at @socallinuxexpo at the Pasadena Convention Center, enjoy some talks, meet KDE contributors, marvel at our technological... er... marvels, and have a good time!
KDE believes in the power of diversity and inclusion. Women\* enrich our community, shaping more inclusive and accessible tech.
💡 Join us in embracing diversity, inclusion and #FOSS. Be part of our Community to inspire inclusion: https://community.kde.org/Get\_Involved
Scenes from Plasma 6 launch parties from around the world 🌏🥳
- Dharan (Nepal)
- Málaga (Spain
- Berlin (Germany)
Share your party's photos!
https://community.kde.org/Promo/Events/Parties/KDE\_6th\_Megarelease
Plasma 6.0.1, the first batch of corrections and enhancements to Plasma 6.0, has landed
The next update will be delivered promptly next Tuesday, 12th of March.
KDE releases today Plasma Mobile 6. Check out its renewed base system and apps.
This version comes with a new and improved shell, a new home screen with heaps of new features, enhancements of the base system, improvements in apps like Clock, Kasts and Photos, and much more.
A fancy new overview!
Note that the CACD is also a non-profit that relies on donations to run these programs. Please consider supporting them at:
Note that the CACD is also a non-profit that uses donations to run these programs. Please consider supporting them at:
To make more things like this happen, to help those that the IT industry left behind or consider mere fodder for the data-grinding machine, to return control over technology to the common people, and protect the environment, we need your help.
Become a supporter. Help us reach the landmark number of 1000 supporters before the launch of #Plasma6.
https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/
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So we also managed to avoid having all those machines ending up in landfills, polluting the soil and waterways because providers of proprietary OSes only want you to buy new stuff and ignore the impact on the environment.
https://floss.social/@be4foss/111980254502881355
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KDE provided the software that allowed to recover machines that had been obsoleted by the successive updates from Microsoft Windows, and this made possible for the CACD to carry out the program.
https://cacd.nationbuilder.com/programs_at_cacd
We provided support and advice so that the teens could familiarise themselves with open source software, saving them from being trapped in the proprietary cycle of buy new hardware, update, be forced to buy new hardware, update, rinse and repeat.
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Plasma 6 tars were made available to packagers yesterday. So, yes, distro packagers and OEM installers already have the software and are installing it now ready for next Wednesday's official release.
Help organize the fun and suggest activities and games!:
https://discuss.kde.org/t/party-games-for-kdes-megarelease-6-in-february/9435
Of course! Also, Plasma Mobile is getting an update to Plasma Mobile 6 at the end of February.
We also used it in an animation - but, again, only in the context of the campaign.
KDE @floss.social A worldwide technology community 🌍 Creators of the Plasma desktop & a variety of Free and open source applications that let you control your digital life.