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Only five dragons left! And they are getting antsy! Who will take home Kailing, Kana, Klara, Klarence and Kyung? https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2026/#adopt-a-kde-dragon #fundraiser #rewards #dragons #kde #FreeSoftware #desktop

Just merged a feature in #KDE Plasma 6.7 that might make you happy: a way to "unify" your mouse pointer and the tablet pointer. You may had to resort to other software to do this, but now it's built-in to your desktop environment ✅ In previous versions (or with this option off), your mouse cursor would start from the last position it was in - not caring where you had your stylus pen. This is useful for users whom switch between the two often 🖱️

It's Alive #kde #plasma #plasmabigscreen #linux #opensource

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Niccolò Ve is a KDE developer making videos on free open source software, Linux, the internet and related topics. You can follow them at: ➡️ @veggero (Don't worry if the account seems blank, that just means no one from your server follows it yet. Follow them and their videos will start gradually showing up on your server too.) #FeaturedPeerTube #FOSS #Linux #KDE #Tech #PeerTube

This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/system76-fighting-for-open-source-being-excluded-from-colorado-age-checks/ (It's good to see that someone actually listens, maybe it gets banned like the Texas law, but it will probably still return in the long run in a bit different form, most decisionmakers want privacy dead, we can only delay the inevitable.) KDE Plasma 6.5.6 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Fixes: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-6-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-series-with-more-fixes KDE Plasma 6.6.3 Fixing Direct Scan-Out When Using Fractional Scaling: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6.3-Fract-Scan-Out KDE Frameworks 6.24 Improves Support for Plasma and Kirigami-Based Apps: https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-24-improves-support-for-plasma-and-kirigami-based-apps Calamares Linux Graphical Installer Now Supports KDE’s Plasma Login Manager: https://9to5linux.com/calamares-linux-graphical-installer-now-supports-kdes-plasma-login-manager GNOME OS Switches To KMSCON Enabled By Default: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-OS-KMSCON GNOME Infrastructure Now Battling Bots & AI Scrapers Using Fastly: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitLab-Fastly EndeavourOS Titan Released with Linux Kernel 6.19 and KDE Plasma 6.6: https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6 CachyOS ISO Release for March 2026 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6, Winboat, and More: https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-march-2026-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-6-winboat-and-more Debian 13.4 “Trixie” Released with 111 Bug Fixes and 67 Security Updates: https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-4-trixie-released-with-111-bug-fixes-and-67-security-updates Ubuntu 26.04 With GNOME 50 Offering Some Performance Benefits For NVIDIA Linux Gaming: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-nvidia-gaming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Officially Supporting Cloud-Based Authentication With Authd: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Authd Fedora 44 Beta is out with KDE improvements, better live media and more: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/fedora-44-beta-is-out-with-kde-improvements-better-live-media-and-more/ TrueNAS Connect Announced For Offering Enterprise Features Without The Hardware: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-Connect-2026 Igalia Developing Moonforge As New Linux Distribution: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Igalia-Moonforge SUSE Reportedly May Be For Sale Yet Again: https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Possibly-For-Sale-2026 Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/ (more Linux and FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #KDE #GNOME #SUSE #FosseryTech

I was so looking forward to pitching Part 2 of my "Future Desktop UX" talk at @kde@floss.social Akademy this fall. #Linux needs to be building for the future and I was looking forward to seeing what the #KDE community thought of this. But alas, the acceptance gods were not on my side and my talk wasn't accepted.

For the last decade, the #EU has been funding #Mastodon #KDE #Phosh #Nextcloud #OnlyOffice #PixelFed, #Libreoffice, #CryptPad, #Kdenlive, #Lemmy and many other Open Source projects you know and love through its #NextGenerationInternet programme. But now that programme is ending and they are thinking about its successor. They want to hear from you on what it should look like: Share your feedback to make sure the Commission keep funding amazing Open Source projects! [JM]

I'll be talking about free open source desktop software, sovereignty and #KDE at @oscl@mastodon.opencloud.lu 2026. Come and see me! Or not! There are 11 (!) tracks to choose from at #OSCL26 and you can see great insightful talks by @Gina@fosstodon.org, @zacchiro@mastodon.xyz, @_elena@mastodon.social, @carlopiana@mastodon.uno, @rriemann@chaos.social, and more.

Discover the new FreeBSD EC2 desktop images. Easily launch a KDE graphical environment on AWS without manual configuration. Connect via RDP effortlessly. #FreeBSD #AmazonEC2 #KDE #CloudComputing #RDP

Here is the other thing, a lot of #FLOSS projects are taking in a lot of #LLM generated code now in the grey-limbo of no policy. AND the longer projects take to ban it, the less likely they are to ever ban it. "No policy" means tacit acceptance is the status quo for a lot of projects. The time for #KDE to ban LLM generated code has kind of passed. I just don't believe it's possible for them. Their unlikely to reverse commits like this. https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-More-HDR-KWin-Claude-Code AND even if banning it, didn't require reversing prior commits like that; the tacit acceptance of this kind of code, while there is no policy serves to normalize LLM generated code in the project over time. If you need your DE to be llm-code free; time to move on from KDE. #antiAI #noAI

We are going to see lots of open source projects deciding on how to deal with fascists within their community. After decades of conditioning people to view tech as a neutral, politics-free zone, very often they will make the wrong decision. You cannot have an open and welcoming community if you allow fascists or discuss that they might actually be “merely” racists or find other excuses not to take a decisive action. See paradox of tolerance. If projects are being forked over this matter, I guess all we can do is embracing the fork. #KDE

say @davidgerard@circumstances.run , are you still blocked by the #KDE Masto account? because they seem to be expanding their block list today. the offending comment that lead to the block seems to have been me explaining to someone in KDE's comments that yes, svin is in fact a person who deserves the label "Nazi". great job on the "inclusivity" value of your manifesto y'all! truly the logical next step after dismissing the anti-AI parts of the KDE community as an external pressure campaign was to double down.

@matsoj@101010.pl odpuść sobie, #Windows nigdy nie dogoni jakością #KDE

Needless to say, but please don't harass anyone. It's OK to be dissapointed, but let's be civil about it and let's not assume malice. And there is enough misinformation in this world, there is no need to spread more. #KDE #GNOME #Linux

RE: https://floss.social/@kde/117322549131682125

I signed and shared a petition that asked for KDE to stay “AI”-free. Somebody reported me to my own instance over it, and I was puzzled as to why, as it seemed innocuous enough. Well I think I found why: it’s a term used in a post on the subject, shared by the official KDE account.

“19. Someone else outside of KDE set up https://kdeforpeople.com in an attempt to brigade (edit: I have been convinced that this was too strong a word to use here) pressure KDE into banning LLMs.

1. A bunch of people signed onto it, almost none of whom are known KDE contributors (I see one person I know in there).”

Well, saying I am disappointed would be putting it lightly. Those nefarious “people outside of KDE”, asking the project to consider banning LLM? There is a name for it: we are called “users”. But apparently you are not allowed a voice if you are not part of the inner circle. Promoting KDE and reporting the occasional bug is not enough. We can’t comment on https://invent.kde.org/ as it is for devs only, but it seems like we are not supposed to be vocal about our concerns on a purpose made website either. What are we supposed to do then? Just stay silent, like good consumers? Are we not part of the community too? I guess I was just stupid to think that, in a free software project that has long claimed to be community-driven, non-developers were allowed to have opinions about the tools they use and their social impact.

#KDE

I just published A FAQ concerning the current KDE situation. Here I explain some things that I know about the current controversies going online. It still needs revisions on the matter of community voices, but that will be for later. This 13 min read post took several hours across two days to write, and I need some time off before revising it further. #KDE

"A proposal to make KDE an 'AI-native' desktop has gone down like a house on fire: screams, flames, people running for safety. There may be no survivors." The Register: Talk of AI in KDE sets the community ablaze https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/24/talk-of-ai-in-kde-sets-the-community-ablaze/5298854 @theregister@geeknews.chat @lproven@social.vivaldi.net #Linux #KDE