A journey into the KDE community's soul

20 Years of KDE: Past, Present and Future

Editor: Lydia Pintscher
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0


Thoughts and stories about one of the biggest FLOSS communities in the world

This book presents 37 stories about the technical, social and cultural aspects that shaped the way the KDE community operates today. It has been written as part of the 20th anniversary of KDE. From community founders and veterans to newcomers, with insights from different perspectives and points of view, the book provides you with a thrilling trip through the history of such an amazing geek family.


Interest on what happened in the last 20 years?
Check out the KDE timeline


Also, join us in one of the KDE 20th anniversary parties all around the world. Organize a new one if your city is not on the list.

AUTHORS

all authors' biography

Albert Vaca

Aleix Pol i Gonzàlez

Andreas Cord-Landwehr

Antonio Larrosa

Aracele Torres

Baltasar Ortega

Ben Cooksley

Bhushan Shah

Boudhayan Gupta

Cornelius Schumacher

Dani Gutiérrez Porset

David Faure

David Narváez

Franklin Weng

Frederik Gladhorn

Jens Reuterberg

Kévin Ottens

Mario Fux

Martin Gräßlin

Matthias Ettrich

Mirko Boehm

Nuno Pinheiro

Pradeepto Bhattacharya

Riccardo Iaconelli

Richard J. Moore

Sandro Andrade

Sanjiban Bairagya

Scarlett Clark

Sebastian Kügler

Sinny Kumari

Sune Vuorela

Thomas Pfeiffer

Timothée Giet

Valorie Zimmerman

Vishesh Handa

Volker Krause

Yash Shah

"When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time."
 


Matthias Ettrich

"'Anyone can join this club' could have been an insult, but for KDE it is more like a battle cry of clear intent."


Jens Reuterberg

"In KDE we are very proud of being a diverse community. We strive to make sure it is - it’s not easy."


Aleix Pol

"This generous spirit and welcoming attitude is what has kept me, a grandma, involved in creating KDE as long as I am able."


Valorie Zimmerman

"When I first got into KDE, it sometimes acted like a large, funny and chaotic family. It was also quite dysfunctional at times... like most large families."


Kévin Ottens

"It is as exciting to think about where I can take KDE as it is to think about where KDE can take us"
 


David Narváez

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"20 Years of KDE: Past, Present and Future" presents 37 stories about the technical, social and cultural aspects that shaped the way the KDE community operates today. It has been written as part of the 20th anniversary of KDE.

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