Notices by KDE (kde@floss.social), page 2

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@lemmy.kde.social

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@lemmy.kde.social

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@lemmy.kde.social

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/

Plasma is a desktop environment that is easy to use, and protects your privacy. NASA, CERN, public institutions and companies worldwide rely on Plasma because of its features, stability and reliability.

https://kde.org/for/scientists/

You too can contribute to Plasma! Donate here:

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

Also the billions of unnecessary connections per second that an online Windows would require across all machines would increase harmful emissions to unacceptable levels.

Meanwhile, KDE is working to cut them back:

https://eco.kde.org

#PlasmaMobile news for April: 3 new #apps, PowerPlant, MarkNote, and OptiImage land in Plasma Mobile; Tokodon invites you to explore #Mastodon; NeoChat helps you organize events through #Matrix with #location sharing; and much, much more.

https://plasma-mobile.org/2023/05/05/this-month-plasma-mobile/

#mobile #housePlants #notes #noteTaking #phone

Check out KDE's new #ePub #reading app 📖: Arianna!

Although only at version 1.0.0, Arianna already comes with a progress and navigation bar, full text word search, and is fully navigable with the keyboard. Development is happening fast, so look out for many more features to come📚!

https://carlschwan.eu/2023/04/13/announcing-arianna-1.0/

The future of KDE Connect is bright! KDE's powerful protocol/app combo that allows you to connect phones, laptops and desktop computers seamlessly, is racing towards version 2.0. You can expect an increase in safety, reliability, accessibility and more.

Check out the plans and progress here:

https://albertvaka.wordpress.com/2023/04/11/the-road-to-kde-connect-2-0/

Want to help KDE Connect? Donate to KDE here:

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

This week in KDE, we made screencasting work in XWayland applications, made Discover handle Fedora distro updates, and much more!

https://pointieststick.com/2023/03/25/this-week-in-kde-distro-upgrades-for-fedora-kde-in-discover/

#thisWeekInKDE #OpenSource

It's ❤ Free Software day and KDE's brand new Plasma 5.27 desktop is out! Get the new tiling system and cherish the tidiness; the improved Discover to adore all the apps; the multi-screen system and don't miss a thing.

Find more ❤ here:

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.27.0/

#ilovefs @fsfe

#PlasmaMobile 23.01 is out 📱! Check out the many changes and improvements to the base environment and new and improved versions of apps like Kasts, Tokodon, Koko, Kalk, and more. Plus look out for Arianna, KDE's brand new eBook reader📚, coming soon!

https://plasma-mobile.org/2023/01/30/january-blog-post/

Come and discover KDE at Latinoware! #Latinoware2022 starts today and will run until the 4th of November. Visit our booth, get stickers and join our community!

https://2022.latinoware.org/

¡Ven y conoce KDE en Latinoware! #Latinoware2022 arranca hoy y dura hasta el 4 de noviembre. ¡Visita nuestro stand, consigue pegatinas y únete a nuestra comunidad!

https://2022.latinoware.org/

The story of KDE's GCompris educational software: From one man's vision for his kids to a global teaching aid used by millions.

https://youtu.be/hGldNGDg56o

Plasma 5.26 has landed! Check out the new features and flexibility of Plasma's widgets, the spectacular adaptive and animated wallpapers, and how to power your TV with Plasma Big Screen.

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.26.0/