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KDE: KDE Promo, Krita Funding, and More

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2022

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Promo sprint in Saumur

↺ Promo sprint in Saumur

> Last month, I was in Saumur (France) to attempt a KDE Promo sprint. This was my first sprint since the pandemic, actually this might even be my first ever official KDE sprint as before the pandemic I primarely attended conferences (Akademy, Fosdem, Libre Graphics Meeting, Linux App Summit, …) but no official sprint.

> The sprint took place during the weekend and was a great occassion to meet Allon, Aron and Neophytos for the first time. Aside from them I also meet Claudio, Paul, Joseph and Aniqua would I had already had the chance to meet before.

Intel Becomes First Krita Development Fund Corporate Gold Patron

↺ Intel Becomes First Krita Development Fund Corporate Gold Patron

> The Krita Foundation is very happy to announce that Intel is the first Patron Member of the Foundation’s Development Fund Intel and Krita have a long history together of successful collaboration on projects like Krita Sketch, improving multithreading and HDR painting.

[Old] Latte Dock Developer Steps Away From Popular KDE Project

↺ [Old] Latte Dock Developer Steps Away From Popular KDE Project

> Fans of the popular KDE panel Latte Dock are in for a disappointment, with the developer announcing he will no longer be maintaining the project.

> Latte Dock is a launcher for the KDE Plasma desktop that looks and functions much like the dock in macOS, albeit with more features and customization options. The launcher features prominently in many videos showcasing KDE Plasma and the degree to which it can be customized, including in Nick’s video for The Linux Experiment (below).

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