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kde, 7 months ago to kde

KDE is 27 years old today 🎂! Happy Birthday to us!

Check out all our kool stuff:

https://kde.org

Help us keep KDE alive and kicking for 1000 years more (at least)!:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/

@kde

The Plasma 5.27 desktop with load of open KDE apps.

kde, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

#Microsoft wants to move #Windows fully to the cloud.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/27/23775117/microsoft-windows-11-cloud-consumer-strategy

Don't let them force you to log on to their servers to monitor and control you every time you need your computer.

Take back your desktop! Use Plasma!

https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/

kde, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to kde

Calling All Artists! The #Plasma6 Wallpaper Contest is now open

We are calling on all artists to submit their original wallpaper designs and compete for the chance to win a brand-new @frameworkcomputer 13'' laptop.

Check out the rules here:

https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-competition-announcement/3773

@kde

kde, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to random

Scientists, IT experts and researchers from German universities are asking their rectors to move away from proprietary social media platforms such as X...

https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/111720888585671471

... and adopt free, open and federated solutions, such as Mastodon.

KDE applauds this initiative and we encourage you to sign their petition:

https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/open-letter-to-the-german-rectors-conference-hrk-on-the-use-of-social-media

#UnisinsFediverse

kde, 4 months ago to kde

And the Winner of the Plasma 6 Wallpaper Competition is... “Sun/Comet”! 🏆

Congratulations to the winner 🖌️ and we look forward to enjoying your work on our #Plasma6 desktops.

https://discuss.kde.org/t/winner-announcement/9608

@kde

kde, 4 days ago to kde

If you don't use Bing with Edge, Microsoft will tell you your computer needs repairing.

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/windows-operating-systems/microsoft-now-says-your-pc-is-in-need-of-repair-if-youre-not-using-bing-with-edge

They are not wrong.

To mend your machine:

1. Ditch Windows
2. Install Plasma
3. Your computer is ready.

https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/

@kde

A laptop running the laters version of Plasma, Plasma 6.

kde, 4 months ago to kde

Plasma 6 Release Candidate 1 has landed.

We are less than 50 days away from the final version of #Plasma6.

Along with Frameworks 6 and KDE Gear 24.02, the Megarelaease on the 28th of February will be one of the biggest and more complex upgrades in KDE's history.

One more RC will be released on the 31st of January and then it will be (hopefully) clear sailing until the final release.

https://kde.org/announcements/megarelease/6/rc1/

@kde

Screencap of Plasma 6, showing Settings app, System monitor and the Discover software manager.
Screencap of Plasma 6 showing the Settings app open on the KDE Connect page, and an open KDE Connect widget.

kde, 7 months ago to gaming

Check out our new "KDE for Gamers" guide.

Whether you are into casual, retro or AAA #gaming, KDE has something for you 🎮🎲!

https://kde.org/for/gamers/

@kde

kde, 6 days ago to conservative

Pledges coming from proprietary software companies mean nothing

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157496/microsoft-ai-carbon-footprint-greenhouse-gas-emissions-grow-climate-pledg

Get behind the community that is really fighting to curb climate change:

https://eco.kde.org/get-involved

@kde

#ecology #environment #emissions #microsoft

Poster announcing KDE Eco's monthly meetings, in which like-minded people, like yourself, get together to work on reducing computing's impact on the climate.

kde, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to linuxphones

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.

https://plasma-mobile.org/2024/02/21/plasma-6/

@kde

#Plasma6 #PlasmaMobile

kde, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to windows

Why wait for Microsoft to catch up with what we've been doing for decades?

Get Plasma, a modern, fully functional, clean, privacy-respecting, non-intrusive operating system now, regardless from where you live and ditch Windows for good.

https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/

#windows #DMA

@kde

kde, 8 months ago to kde

Plasma developer David Edmundson demonstrates how a desktop using Wayland, Qt6 and KWin can recover from a catastrophic crash as if nothing had happened.

http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/qt6_wayland_robustness/

You will lose no data, the video you were watching will not skip a frame, and the contents of your clipboard will remain intact.

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/5C7uct72cxGnEQJn6LqdSn

@kde

#Plasma6

kde, 5 months ago to wallpapers

One of these 6 beauties will become the wallpaper for Plasma 6. Which one do you prefer?

#Plasma6 #wallpaper #desktop

@kde

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Want to contribute to KDE? Become a Supporting Member:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

Or donate to our community:

https://kde.org/community/donations/

kde, 7 months ago to apple

Krita 🖌️ is now available on the macOS store.

If you are an #Apple #Mac user, you can now install KDE's powerful #painting program @Krita directly to your #macOS-powered machine.

Read why it took so long and how to avoid scammy knock-offs (of which there are quite few) here:

https://krita.org/en/item/krita-in-stores-update/

@kde

kde, 3 months ago to kde

ATTENTION PLASMA WIDGET, THEME AND ADD-ON DEVELOPERS:

KDE loves all your stuff, but you need to port it for it to work in #Plasma6. We have created a handy, easy-to-follow guide for extensions and widgets at

https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/widget/porting_kf6/

Theme developers, please check out this:

https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/theme/theme-porting-to-plasma6/

Porting is quite straightforward and should not take you long.

Keep your users happy! Port your stuff!

@kde

kde, 6 months ago to kde

Krita artist and contributor, David Revoy, gets massive exhibition in mall

@davidrevoy, creator of the popular Pepper and Carrot webcomic (https://www.peppercarrot.com/), has been honored with an exhibition of his work in a French mall. Massive murals with images from his comics are displayed all over the shopping center at Plérin, Brittany.

David is an active @Krita contributor, and will be signing copies of his work at the mall on Saturday, the 4th of November.

https://www.davidrevoy.com/article992/large-exhibition-in-plerin-france

@kde

A massive floor poster showing Pepper and Carrot.

kde, 2 months ago to random

#Plasma6

In the depths of space, nobody can hear you scre-... Sorry. Wrong movie. A title fades in: "Are you Ready?" and then fades out. We find ourselves floating in the depths of cold, empty space. A massive SIX comes into view, it's black, shiny surface reflecting the steady light of a nearby star. Then it fades out and the Plasma logo fades in, holds for a few seconds, and the fades out again. THE END

kde, 3 months ago to kde

Plasma 6.0 Release Candidate 2 is just a week away!

This will be the last test release before the final version Plasma 6.0 hits repos on February 28. This is your chance to test a nearly entirely functional Plasma 6.0 and help us by reporting bugs.

Watch this space!

Remember: RC2 will still be a test version of Plasma 6.0. Some things may still break!

Support KDE's developers and contributors and get mentioned in Plasma 6's acknowledgements:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

@kde

kde, 2 months ago to random

WARNING: Global themes and widgets created by 3rd party developers for Plasma can and will run arbitrary code. You are encouraged to exercise extreme caution when using these products.

A user has had a bad experience installing a global theme on Plasma and lost personal data.

https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1bixmbx/do_not_install_global_themes_some_wipe_out_all/

Global themes change the look of Plasma, but also the behavior. To do this they run code, and this code can be faulty, as in the case mentioned above. The same goes for widgets and plasmoids.

kde, 1 month ago to kde

KDE Neon users please note: Neon is NOT affected by the xz security issue. You do not have to take any precautions.

@kde

kde, 1 month ago to kde

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!

@kde

kde, 7 months ago to kde

Help us reach our Supporting Members goal 🥅!

We want to sign up 500 KDE Supporting Members before Plasma 6 is released in February. We have already reached more than 💯.

Let's give it a push!

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

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If you would like to donate just once, that's great too!:

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2022/

@kde

kde, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to kde

You know how a lot of people say they would love to contribute to Free Software but can't code? No more! Become a KDE Booth Buddy and help out at ScaLE!

This is @druonysus and he needs help managing the KDE booth at Scale 21x.

https://floss.social/@druonysus@mstdn.io/111887967308318720

If you are located in or visiting the Los Angeles area on the days of the event, DM Drew so you can just turn up and help!

@kde

kde, 5 months ago to linuxphones

Plasma and apps for mobile also getting overhauled for 6.

It's not only Plasma on the desktop that is getting a new version, as Devin Lin explains in his blog post,

https://espi.dev/posts/2023/12/plasma-mobile-towards-6/

developers are working hard on getting #PlasmaMobile 6 ready for the #megarelease scheduled for February.

#Plasma6

@kde

kde, 1 month ago to kde

We joined the @matrix Foundation:

https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix/112260366265625821

@kde