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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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KDE Apps Initiative (carlschwan.eu)

submitted 5 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’m announcing a new initiative to improve our applications ecosystem. The goal is to improve the quality and quantity of KDE applications and the number of application contributors. For anybody who knows me, it is not that surprising. Inside KDE, I have been mainly involved in apps for many years. I worked on all areas, from development (maintaining or co-maintaining many apps like NeoChat, Kontrast, MarkNote, Tokodon, and Arianna, and contributing to numerous other apps, but also design, promotion, websites (e.g., apps.kde.org) and even a bit of packaging (Flatpak and to a lesser extent Windows). Hopefully, making this a bit more public and making this an initiative with a bit more coordination will encourage more people to help :)

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[–] marlowe221@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’m a developer, but my career has been very web-focused. What languages would I need to learn to contribute to KDE apps?

[–] JRepin@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Most of them are C++/Qt there is also a lot of QtQuick/QML code which can do a lot and is very similar to ECMAScript, so maybe that would be a great start for someone coming from webdev.

[–] marlowe221@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks, I’ll look into that. KDE is awesome and it would be fun to contribute in some small way.