KDAB explains "KDE and KDAB have a very strong relationship that dates back to the beginning of the KDE project, with the KDAB CEO, Kalle Dalheimer, being one of the founders of the KDE project. Since then, KDAB has supported KDE consistently both with code and funding, especially for the past aKademies. We believe that a strong KDE community is good for all of us, and thus want to provide KDE e.V. with a stable and plannable stream of funding."

Mirko Boehm, KDE core developer and head of KDAB's Berlin office - and thus host of the recent KDE-PIM and KOffice meetings - explains KDAB's involvement in the KDE community as follows: "KDAB employs numerous KDE developers, who work directly or indirectly on KDE in both their spare time and their work hours. In fact, we are a company mostly of KDE developers. Some of the top ten committers to KDE are KDABians, according to ohloh.net, including David Faure, one of the major contributors to KDE's core. We are actively trying to increase the visibility of KDE through our customer contacts and look forward to promote the powerful KDE 4 platform in future projects."

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