KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program

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Corporate Supporting Membership Program

What is the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program?

The KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program is a great way for companies to support the KDE community by joining KDE e.V. as a supporter or patron.

KDE e.V. is a registered non-profit organisation that represents the KDE community in legal, financial and organisational matters. Our goal is to promote the equality of opportunity in accessing software as well as education, science and research on the impact of Free Software, in particular by distributing KDE software.

Thanks to its supporters, KDE e.V. is able to organise events such as KDE developer meetings, the yearly community conference Akademy, and send community members to conferences and trade shows. KDE e.V. also supplies the technical infrastructure for KDE code and ensures that the project runs smoothly on that infrastructure.

Your company can join the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program through our 'Application Form'.

Why join the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program?

Through the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program, your company demonstrates a commitment to Free Software in general and benefits from being a part of a very strong, positive, global brand KDE. KDE stands for:

  • beautiful, elegant, functional Free Software
  • the freedom to use, share and modify this software
  • hundredes of programs and applications which are available in your own language
  • software developed in the spirit of humanity
  • full control over your data and privacy

    • By joining the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program your company also benefits from features such as member-only access to the KDE supporters area for networking and other resources, official recognition as KDE Supporting Member in on our website and in other publications, invitation to attend the annual general assembly of KDE e.V. at Akademy, and much more. You can learn about the membership packages in a table below.

    As a supporting member or patron, your company shows support for our mission and helps to maintain and develop the KDE Software. You ensure that KDE e.V. continues to serve the KDE community, Finally, since the KDE e.V. is a registered non-profit in Germany, it means that companies residing in Germany enjoy the right of tax deduction for their supporting membership in KDE e.V.

    This is what your support makes possible

    Your membership fee allows us to sponsor the following activities:

  • developer sprints
  • providing servers and bandwidth for the KDE community and KDE code
  • organising Akademy, the annual international KDE community summit
  • giving travel support for KDE contributors to represent the KDE community at conferences and trade shows
  • engaging in EU research projects
  • running the KDE e.V. office
  • paying legal expenses.
    • You can learn more about our activities from public quarterly reports.

    Membership details

    There are two levels of supporting membership available. Both levels constitute membership in the organization KDE e.V.

    Corporate Supporting MemberPatron
    DescriptionCorporate supporting members are corporations that pay a yearly membership fee to KDE e.V..Corporations or individuals wishing to show exceptional financial commitment to the KDE project may extend their supporting membership with additional patronage
    Benefits
  • Regular report
  • Access to 'Members Forum' and private area for networking
  • Your company name on the ev.kde.org website
  • Permission to use the “Supporter of KDE“ logo on company website, for trade shows and advertising
  • Mention in KDE e.V. and of year press release
  • Contact with developers and offer to host sprints
  • Invitation to the yearly KDE e.V. General Assembly as a spectator
  • Regular report
  • Access to 'Patrons Forum' and private area for networking. Two representatives from each Patron company are invited to jointly discuss with the KDE e.V. board
  • Your corporate logo on the ev.kde.org website
  • Permission to use the “Patron of KDE” logo on company website, for trade shows and advertising
  • Joint press release with KDE e.V.
  • Personal KDE contact person
  • Invitation to the yearly KDE e.V. General Assembly as a spectator
  • Participation in yearly meeting during Akademy with selected core KDE contributors
  • Invitation to selected KDE e.V. board meetings if topic fits
  • Quarterly phone call with KDE e.V. board members after publication of the Quarterly report to discuss KDE e.V. activities first-hand
  • Ability to post job offers to the dedicated mailing list kde-jobs@kde.org
  • Posting of one success story on KDE news site per year
    • Annual Fee1.000,- EUR10.000,- EUR or 5.000,- EUR (small companies)
    Membership rights, obligations and commitments are described in detail in the Rules of Procedure for Supporting Members.

    How to become a Supporting Member?

    If you have decided to become a supporting member, please fill out the Application Form and send it to us.

    List of Supporting Members

    We are very grateful to all members who support the KDE e.V. and KDE community through the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program. Below you can find a list of recent corporate supporting members.

    Patrons of KDE:

  • Mark Shuttleworth
  • Novell Inc.
  • Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
  • Nokia

    • Corporate Supporting Members of KDE:

  • Medas GmbH
  • Sirius Corporation
  • Hitflip
  • www.auskunft.de
  • www.google.com

    Contact Us

    For additional information regarding the KDE e.V. Corporate Supporting Membership Program, please contact the KDE e.V. board: kde-ev-board@kde.org

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