Who put the K in KDE? What does it stand for? Is it the original meme?

Catch the full KDE documentary on our channel on October 14th.

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This is the story of KDE — from Matthias Ettrich's 1996 Usenet call for a better Linux desktop environment, through the Qt licensing fight that split the free desktop world, the KDE 4 release that nearly broke the community, and the powerful remergence.

The full documentary premieres October 14.

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KDE's goodies 🧸 shop opens its doors!

Check out what will soon be your one-stop location for all KDE-themed merch!

Our first item, the adorable Konqi soft toy is already available for pre-ordering (if you solved the riddle, congrats! You already know this, but for everybody else...)

https://merch.kde.org/products/konqi-plushie

A timelapse of how Tyson Tan drew the Konqi reference sheet for 3D artists.

Use it to make 3D model of Konqi for KDE for KDE!

Send us designs we can use in graphics, animations, 3D printed figurines, action figures and trophies for Akademy Awards and forever be revered by the KDE Community!

Want to collaborate with other 3D artists? Share your work on this Discuss active thread.

Knut Yrvin presents "KDE Contributions to Qt" at Camp KDE 2011

Vincent Batts: Slackware: Quickly and Easily Manage Your KDE Hacking

Wade Olson interviews Vincent Batts on Slackware's participation with KDE

Wade Olson interviews Alex Speher about the Bug Squad song and dance.

Wade Olson interviews Trever Fischer about bringing live international participation to Camp KDE.

Wade Olson interviews Rex Dieter about Fedora's "beefy miracle".