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Edit 2021-10-01: applications for this position are closed. KDE e.V., the non-profit organisation supporting the KDE community, is looking for a great person to run a project related to the environmental sustainability of our software. The position we are looking to fill immediately is that of a project lead who can also do some event management duties. Please see the [job ad for the project lead]({{ '/resources/jobad-projectlead2021-2.pdf' | prepend: site.url }}) for more details about this employment opportunity. We are looking forward to your application. Read More

Edit 2021-06-02: applications for these positions are closed. KDE e.V., the non-profit organisation supporting the KDE community, is looking for two people to run a project related to the environmental sustainability of our software. The positions we are looking to fill are those of a project lead who can also do some event management duties as well as a project/community manager. Please see the [job ad for the project lead]({{ '/resources/jobad-projectlead2021.pdf' | prepend: site.url }}) and [job ad for the project/community manager]({{ '/resources/jobad-projectcommunitymanager2021.pdf' | prepend: site.url }}) for more details about this employment opportunity. We are looking forward to your application. Read More

This week, the reappointment of Richard Stallman to the board of directors of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has caused us significant concern about the governance of the organization. Read More

Edit 2021-06-02: applications for this position are closed. KDE e.V., the non-profit organisation supporting the KDE community, is looking for a documentation writer to help KDE improve its (online, technical) documentation. Please see the [call for proposals]({{ '/resources/documentationsupport-callforproposals-2021.pdf' | prepend: site.url }}) for more details about this contract opportunity. We are looking forward to your application. Read More

2019 was an exciting year for KDE and its community. Once more, we delivered excellent Free Software for the world to enjoy and we did it as a great team that can achieve beautiful things together. Read More

During the Annual General Meeting of KDE e.V. at Akademy 2020 elections were held for three board positions. The terms for Aleix, Eike and Lydia were expiring. All three ran for re-election and were re-elected by the membership of the association. As a result, the board and the board-roles are unchanged relative to 2019. The newly-re-elected members will serve 3 year terms. Read More

The Qt Company has recently adopted new policies regarding binaries and Long Term Support of their Qt framework product for Q1 of 2020. The installation of Qt binaries will require a Qt Account and the long-term-supported (LTS) releases and the offline installer will become available to commercial licensees only. It’s worth noting that The Qt Company has publicly stated it will support Qt 5.12 under a free license until December 2021. Read More

Edit 2020-03-04: applications for this position are closed. KDE e.V., the non-profit organisation supporting the KDE community, is looking for a marketing professional to help KDE improve its marketing and grow the marketing team. Please see the call for proposals for more details about this contract opportunity. We are looking forward to your application. Read More

Edit 2020-03-04: applications for this position are closed. KDE e.V., the non-profit organisation supporting the KDE community, is looking for an event organiser who will support us in organising our upcoming conference Akademy for 2020. Please see the call for proposals for more details about this contract opportunity. We are looking forward to your application. Read More

In a large free software community like KDE, something exciting happens every day of the year. 2018 was no exception. In this report, you will find some of the highlights of the year, and learn how KDE e.V. helped to make them happen. Read More