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The Dot is closed. Long live KDE Planet!

Wednesday, 25 September 2024
As KDE grows, so does the interest in each of its projects. Gathering all KDE news in one place no longer works. The volume of updates coming from the KDE community as a whole has become too large to cover in its entirety on the Dot. With this in mind, we are archiving the Dot, but keeping its content accessible for historical reasons. Read More

Akademy 2024 Call for Hosts

Wednesday, 6 September 2023  |  Aniqakhokhar
The KDE Community at an outdoor event at Akademy 2023

One of the biggest things you can do for KDE (that does not involve coding) is helping us organize Akademy.

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Calling All Artists! - The Plasma 6 Wallpaper Contest

Monday, 14 August 2023  |  Paul Brown
Wallpaper Contest announcement poster

Plasma 6 release day is getting closer... and we still have no wallpaper to use! But we're going to change that with your help and this contest! We are calling on all artists to submit their original wallpaper designs and compete for the chance to win a brand-new laptop (see below). The contest will be open for three months, starting now!

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MBition Becomes KDE's Newest Patron

Monday, 7 August 2023  |  Paul Brown
MBition's logo overlaid over a futuristic looking car dashboard

MBition becomes a KDE patron and supports the work of the KDE community with its generous sponsorship.

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Akademy 2023 - How it Happened

Tuesday, 25 July 2023  |  Paul Brown
Audience member asks a question at Akademy 2023

Akademy is KDE's annual event where the community comes together in one place to meet in person, share ideas and hack on common projects.

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Celebrating 25 years of The KDE Free Qt Foundation

Wednesday, 21 June 2023  |  Paul Brown

On the 22nd of June 1998, the KDE Free Qt Foundation was founded and has accompanied Qt on its amazing journey to become the success story that it is today.

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KDE & Google Summer of Code 2023

Tuesday, 16 May 2023  |  Unknow

By Benson Muite

Google Summer of Code logo with KDE dragons Konqi and Katie

This year KDE will mentor 9 projects in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC). GSoC is a program in which contributors new to open source spend between 175 and 350 hours working on an open source project.

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Season of KDE 2023: Conclusion

Thursday, 4 May 2023  |  Paul Brown

By Johnny Jazeix and Joseph P. De Veaugh-Geiss

For this year's edition of Season of KDE, 8 participants successfully completed their projects. Several of the projects push forward the work to achieve KDE's three goals, namely:

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g10 Code Becomes a KDE Patron

Tuesday, 25 April 2023  |  Paul Brown
GNUPG.com logo.

g10 Code GmbH joins the ranks of KDE patrons! g10 Code provides custom development, enhancements, and audits of cryptographic software -- in particular for the popular GnuPG encryption and digital signature tools.

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Kubuntu Focus Becomes KDE Patron

Tuesday, 11 April 2023  |  Paul Brown
Kubuntu Focus logo on a white background.

Kubuntu Focus is now generously supporting KDE as its newest patron!

Kubuntu Focus offers the best out-of-the-box experience for professional Linux users. All Kubuntu Focus systems come with the beautiful and intuitive Plasma desktop from KDE on top of industry-standard Ubuntu LTS. The hardware is designed to save time and hassle, thanks to its device optimizations, curated apps, Focus Tools, system-specific HOWTOs, and excellent Linux support.

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