Big Tech’s disregard for privacy laws and individuals’ personal data has become a matter of national security. As news of willful mismanagement fill the headlines on an almost daily basis, the world is beginning to turn away from expensive and insecure spyware-riddled software imposed by the likes of Microsoft, Google, Meta, Apple, et al.

The investment will be used to strengthen the structural reliability and security of KDE’s core infrastructure, including Plasma, KDE Linux, and the frameworks underlying its communication services.

  • Railison@aussie.zoneEnglish
    345·
    2 months ago

    KDE is the only remaining “heavyweight” desktop environment that treats its users like adults

    • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      2 months ago

      Im curious what makes you say this?

      I switched to KDE a couple months ago after updating to ubuntu 25.10 and finding out gnome is forcing wayland going forward, but most of my daily used applications dont work on wayland at all. KDE will atleast still support X11 for another couple years.

      I really wish I could go back to gnome as I just really don’t like how little KDE has thought about multi monitors with its bottom panels/task managers.

      • lime!@feddit.nu
        4·
        2 months ago

        i would also like to know what you mean. i daily both gnome and kde, gnome is by far the worse performer when it comes to multi monitor stuff. it’s more of a power user tablet interface, with great gesture and multitouch support. kde meanwhile just lets you put anything anywhere.

        • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          My issue is when editing a panel there is no way to sync that change to all your other panels. I have five monitors and any new change (pin new app, hide something from tray, appearance change, trying new menu theme) needs to be manually done to every other panel too. It’s alot of effort when you don’t even know if you like the change yet.

          • lime!@feddit.nu
            2·
            2 months ago

            is the “clone panel” button in panel settings not enough? gnome doesn’t even allow miltiple panels.

            • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              It does certainly help, just not great.

              And yes gnome does, because it is built around an extension ecosystem. You can’t multi monitor their default dash, but you certainly can use the dash to panel extension just fine on multiple monitors. Due to extensions, gnome is just way more customizable

              • lime!@feddit.nu
                2·
                2 months ago

                but like… kde also has extensions. your complaint isn’t about DE’s then, it’s that your use case is uncommon.

                is this a windowsism?

                • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  From my experience KDE barely has extensions, it mostly has half baked themes. Gnome extensions are in a whole different league