Notices by KDE (kde@mastodon.technology), page 3

Tech Republic's Jack Wallen thinks KDE is on to something with #PlasmaMobile:

"There is absolutely no question that this interface will be as user-friendly as those found on either Android or iOS."

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-kdes-plasma-mobile-is-the-ideal-platform-for-linux-fans-and-developers/

KDE is at #FOSDEM18. Come see Plasma, Plasma Mobile and painting with Krita Live! Our booth is in building K , of course.

Today Bhushan gives you pointers on how you can install Plasma Mobile on your phone using Halium and postmarketOS.

http://blog.bshah.in/2018/02/02/trying-out-plasma-mobile-part-two/

Remember: Plasma Mobile is preview software! Do not obliterate your work Android device yet!

Our Usability & Productivity goal is steadily moving forward. Last week our developers improved file renaming and the Places panel in Dolphin.

https://pointieststick.wordpress.com/2018/01/27/this-week-in-usability-productivity-part-3/

Okular is now much more stable when exporting Markdown files to PDF. The Cursors module in System Settings is more usable, and we standardized the size and positioning of our tooltips for panel icons.

Even more improvements are on the way. ⚙ #KDEgoals

More than software: What the KDE community got up to in 2017 and how we tried to make a better world for everybody.

https://dot.kde.org/2017/12/28/kde-community-2017

KDE's Goals for 2018 and Beyond: Top-notch Usability and Productivity for Basic Software, Privacy Software, Streamlined Onboarding of New Contributors

https://dot.kde.org/2017/11/30/kdes-goals-2018-and-beyond

More news coming out of Purism's Librem 5 phone project:

The crowdfunding has surpassed 120% and, with 4 days to go, may reach $2m.

https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

The Librem 5 will come with a cryptocurrency wallet for private transactions courtesy of Monero

https://puri.sm/posts/purism-collaborates-with-cryptocurrency-monero-to-enable-mobile-payments/

Finally, Nextcloud will provide access to encrypted storage products and services on the Librem 5:

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-partners-with-purism-to-provide-a-secure-open-source-and-privacy-focused-mobile-device/

Plasma Mobile at #QtWS2017.

Purism's CEO Todd Weaver expects more partnerships that will help make the Librem5 smartphone a reality.

https://fossbytes.com/purism-ceo-founder-todd-weaver-interview-librem-5/

Join the crowdfunding and get Purism development kits and early-bird devices:

https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

A lot of the software used by public institutions is proprietary. This means that the public - including you - is financing software that cannot be modified, studied, shared, or improved.

How can we put our trust in public bodies if they don't have full control over the software they are using?

Shouldn't your money be used to develop software that benefits you and other citizens?

If you think it should, join the #publiccode campaign.
https://dot.kde.org/2017/09/13/public-money-public-code-join-fsfe-campaign https://mastodon.technology/media/BZA-8RYGS02wkdudERA

Followup: FLOSS Community rallies behind Krita. Raises nearly twice as much money than it needs in 48 hours.

Krita needs your help. Due to bad financial advice, they are having trouble with the tax office. Your donation can help them.

https://krita.org/en/item/krita-foundation-in-trouble/ https://mastodon.technology/media/3IZz-OuRbxqxqcmaQoQ