Akademy

Kieryn and Kai play "This or that #KDE app?" at #Akademy2026

#Akademy2026 attendees convey ("konvey"?) in one word what #KDE means to them.

Birds of a Feather (BoF) Wrap-up of Thursday, 24 September

Birds of a Feather (BOF) Wrap-up of Tuesday, 22 September

BoF Wrap-up of Monday, 21 September

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-47-modernizing_kde_print_manager_for_the_future_of_linux_printing The Linux printing ecosystem is currently undergoing one of its biggest architectural transitions in decades. Since the [CUPS 2.2.x][1] series, print...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-10-still_breathing_the_past_present_and_future_of_oxygen By examining its past, its present restoration, and its potential future, this presentation contextualizes Oxygen, the flagship theme of the KDE 4 era, within...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-41-report_of_the_board In this session the board will report on the activities of KDE e. V. over the past year. Aleix Pol Gonzalez, Carl Schwan, David Redondo, Eike Hein, Lydia Pintscher #kde2026 https://creativec...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-46-activities_bof Activities are a very powerful, yet heavily under-appreciated (and under-explained) feature of Plasma. In this lightning talk I would like to convince you why they are cool and to join us in the A...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-59-sponsor_s_talks Lydia Pintscher #kde2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-14-stylekit_a_common_qml_api_for_styling_controls_and_widgets StyleKit (formerly known under the working title "Unified Style") is a new QML module shipped with Qt 6.11 under the "Qt.labs. StyleKit" namespace. Style...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-32-what_would_it_take_a_lovable_sovereign_ai_native_kde Eva Brucherseifer, Jan Mühlig #kde2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-42-report_of_the_working_groups In this session the working groups of KDE e. V. will present their work of the past year. Lydia Pintscher #kde2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-60-akademy_awards_closing_announcements Akademy Awards (10-20 mins) Closing Announcements - GET TO THE PARTY (5-10 mins) Aleix Pol Gonzalez #kde2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-50-kde_linux_at_2_what_we_ve_learned_and_how_it_can_help_you KDE Linux is two years old. Building an operating system turns out to be hard! Along the way, we've learned a lot about what users love. We'd like to shar...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-58-kde_goes_to_the_pyramids Eike's adventure using KDE/Qt/HMI software in the field on an archeological mission for a robotic system! Eike Hein #kde2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-25-kde_goals_an_upward_spiral Whenever a KDE Goals cycle comes to an end, it launches us into an upward spiral toward the next. In this panel, we’ll look back at the achievements of the 2024–2026 Goals cycle: KDE...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-5-packaging_kde_on_debian What is Debian? What Debian gives the whole open source community, what is special about Debian? (Cross-compiling, Mulit-Arch, reproducible builds,..) You uses Debian? Cern, Debian in ...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-15-dolphin_the_beloved_filemanager_past_and_future Present how dolphin is made accross its libraries usage and plugins, its wide usage, its community involvement, and future work ahead. Méven Car #kde2026 https:/...

https://media.ccc.de/v/kde2026-36-license_all_the_files_o Find out why it's important to license all your files from the get-go. Harald Sitter #kde2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Our manifesto calls us to have an "end user focus". Among other things, we set up the Visual Design Group to take care of this. Unfortunately the effect of their work is limited by our knowledge about our users. We act ethically, respect privacy, ...

While actual source code is at the heart of what makes our software work, there is so much more you can do to help us create phenomenal software that helps millions be more productive. This is the story of how the donation of an external DVD driv...

About David: David is a long-standing #KDE contributor to Plasma, currently working with Blue Systems. Adapt or Die How new Linux packaging approaches affect wider KDE Everyone is familiar with #Flatpak, or #Snaps, as an another way to get softw...

A Look on the Bright Side of Life Let us explore ways to stay positive even when things are dragging us down. KDE is an open-source community developing free software for desktop and mobile, including the powerful Plasma desktop environment. Joi...

Are we creating an OS? Is KDE even the right place? The rumor mills are churning. What is behind project "🍌 OS"? Is this finally the time to create a KDE OS? What does it take to make a good OS? We will look at existing endeavors, what we can lea...