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Akademy Monday Wrapup Session Video
Akademy has had its first full day of BoFs, group sessions discussing our plans for the next year. The wrapup session has just finished so watch the video to find out about what Plasma devs are working on, what tutorials happened and how we avoided a fist fight to the finish.
Read MoreAkademy 2017 -- Day 1
During the first day at the Akademy, everything went according to plan and nearly everything was on time. Kudos to the organisers.
The weather was balmy at the beginning of the day and, although Aleix Pol said it was not hotter than a hot day in Barcelona, many of the Scandinavian and Scottish attendees were visibly wilting under the sun. Fortunately for them, the venue is equipped with air-conditioning.
Read MoreAkademy-es 2017 Fue Muy Bien
On the 20th and 21st of July, KDE España held, with the invaluable help of UNIA, HackLab Almería and the University of Almería, and with the sponsorship of Opentia, its 12th annual gathering: Akademy-es 2017.
Read MoreKDE Arrives in Almería for Akademy 2017
Today we meet from around the globe, KDE contributors have flown in from Taiwan, US, all over Europe and British Isles, India, Brazil, Canada.
Read MoreWhat to Expect from Akademy 2017 on Day 1
There's less than a week until the beginning of Akademy 2017 (if you still haven’t registered, do so now) and this is what you can expect from your first day at the event:
Read MoreAntonio Larrosa -- Dragons, Doom and Digital Music
Antonio Larrosa is the current president of KDE España and he and I have been friends for quite some time now. It may seem logical, since we both live in Málaga, are passionate about Free Software in general, and KDE in particular. But in most other respects we are total opposites: Antonio is quiet, tactful, unassuming and precise. Enough said.
Read MoreKDE at Asian FOSS conferences
It feels great to say that KDE has active contributors across the globe. Two KDE contributors recently presented talks in Asia about their work and encouraged new contributors to join us and get started.
Read MoreRobert Kaye -- Music Buff, Entrepreneur, Akademy Keynote Speaker
Robert Kaye is definitely a brainz-over-brawn kinda guy. As the creator of MusicBrainz, ListenBrainz and AcousticBrainz, all created and maintained under the MetaBrainz Foundation, he has pushed Free Software music cataloguing-tagging-classifying to the point it has more or less obliterated all the proprietary options.
Read MorePlasma 5.10, Simple by Default Powerful When Needed
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Monday, 30 May 2017. Today KDE has released Plasma 5.10 with new features across the suite to give users an experience which lives up to our tagline: simple by default, powerful when needed. </p>
Panel Task Manager
Task Manager, the list of applications in the panel, has gained options for middle mouse click such as grouping and ungrouping applications.
Read MorePlasma 5.10 Beta, Slicker Desktop
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